as the bookworm turns

used books are books
other people used to own
that I buy in a store that
doesn’t offer any new
books are books no one
else has ever owned though
the library has new books
they own just like all the
books in the building but
the new books haven’t
been owned by the library
as long as the books that
aren’t marked new though
they aren’t marked old

Cinse Bonino
2023