In the Library

Surrounded by

a billion words,

collective wisdom 

of the ages

neatly standing 

at attention on

the shelves, the soberness 

of vast, accumulated knowledge 

weighs upon

my eyelids heavily.

If only I  could drift 

off for a moment,

I might dream 

of answers to 

the questions, never
spoken, in my heart.

(c) Ellen Gillette, 2015