Old books

oh, there is something about old books
they not only hold the story that was long ago
written and printed in the pages, but they hold
the story of the book itself. A book that is way
older than you are and has lived through so much
has seen the times change, even the words we use have
changed. but there it sits. a beautiful history
sitting elegantly on the shelf of my bedroom. if it
could speak what stories would it tell
of the many readers its pages have entrance.
i want to added to that list of readers, that span
the years and generations. so i open the book, and
smell the years on the pages. to swim in a story
written a hundred or more years before me.