Libraries
The Prophet Obblonge
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Thousands of books have spilt their texts on me In elementary, we were rewarded for keeping track of our tomes devoured By the time I left in the middle of fourth grade at Lakewood Elementary, the institution Had run out of awards to give me I never attended kindergarten According to the record sheets, in three and a half years I ingested over a thousand books Almost all from the school or local Myrtle Beach Public Library There was one other student who had done the same, a girl I had never seen before, I assume Because we were both too busy reading to notice many other students in the halls Upon arrival in Texas, this continued Supplementing the public school libraries with the Church Public Library My darling Patty recalls seeing me over the years there, spied from beanbags by the magazine Racks I would be busy doing homework in the four-square, walled desk by the sci-fi and horror paperbacks I'll save the reader the details on this one, let's just say, she has been mischievous all Her life Stirrings inside from writing these words, gelatinous and terraforming The head librarian at Schertz was a diminutive woman who would hum the Beatles' Eleanor Rigby Every time she checked out the stack I presented, always the maximum to be devoured The verse that starts Father McKenzie This began before barcodes and laminated library cards, RFID tags I would often help patrons find their quest in the aisles or at the card catalog The Schertz Library is a different building now, multi-million dollar facility next to The old one If I'm not mistaken, I still owe them two or three dollars in late fees I am not ever going to pay them, nothing personal Standing out by the burn barrel and staring at the moon for one of the last times, I am Flooded with these times Patty's parents, old place next door, Pam and Prissy yelling at each other Next time I get around internet, I'll be turning them into the child support division If only I'd noticed her watching me from those beanbags so long ago, magazine coyly Perched in front of face or hands I'll be there soon, baby Please, be alive when I get there My teeth are hardy and sharp I rend monsters' flesh voraciously and with malice
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