Used-Book Shops

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Dull, dog-eared, some torn pages
Fading papers with blots of coffee
Worn out by use, smelling decaying papyrus -
Walking across the ‘used books’ shops
I sense some sad eyes carve into me!

Laden with the sense of nostalgia
Sighs soaked in yesteryear’s memories
Resigned to their hapless fate
Books lie at the roadside shops
Like the orphans of old-age homes!