I am the book

that was left behind

I was tossed out into the street

they said I had no life left

that I was just used up

but I surprised them

when I was rescued by a poet

who has a history of saving books

retrieving them from dumpsters

saving them like homeless souls

 

Now I will have a home again

a place that's safe and warm

and I'll be in a place of honor

it is so good to be wanted

even though my pages are dogeared

some even missing

the poet does not care

He loves me for what I am

a book is always worth its words

and always worth the saving.