"Over and Over" Inspired by rereading some favorites:

Over and Over

I’ll be honest,

most of my discretionary time

is spent with books.

I choose what to read

and how long to read it –

most of the time.

I am always in control

of when a book is in my hands.

But some books have a way

of holding on to my mind.

Characters, words, plot points

get stuck in my thoughts for days

or come back to haunt me

months after I believed we were finished.

These haunting books

demand to be reread –

sometimes more than once.

I find myself moved by something –

something said,

something done,

something implied,

something that encourages old desires,

something that encourages old thoughts,

something that sparks new thoughts,

something that sparks new desires.

Whatever it may be,

the words and I

have communicated beyond the page.

And I reread to bring that feeling back

over and over.