Books Of Passion

I have read so many books Some were made of uncanny characters Others stood out on the shelves of life While the rest were forced through my throat I remember the book of calculus It was a gigantic book of unprecedented numbers Every equation was a terrible headache Every answer was a celebration of perseverance I remember romance novels The lush hills and the seductive lover The Pandora's box and the lipsticks I remember the espionage spy books Jason Bourne and full on conspiracies It was the time of my youth And all I wanted to be was a spy To look through shadows And sift through secrets I wanted to be like James Bond And introduce myself as "James, James Bond" That's a long time ago A time of careless desires I remember the smell of chemicals Inside my chemistry books This was a chain reaction That spilled into my life Now, I am a chemist of the spirit My book is the fabric of existence My chemistry is Silence My books of passion are made up of poetry lines Every line is like an addictive substance Every word reveals deep secrets from my heart These books of passion are sometimes a few lines Or a whole page - very potent Sometimes I am intoxicated by just one line This is the joy of poetry Poetry is not a book It is the whole universe Distilled and poured into one taste bud It is the substance of ecstasy Poetry is not only the source of madness It is a source of hope, peace and happiness © Kenneth Maswabi