Find Me

by NightMaiden

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I sit, forgotten, underneath my owner’s bed.

My pages are yearning to be turned, wanting to be read—the ink has gone too long without being touched.

I feel the withering effect on my paper, and I know I’m not to last long.

The dust and the grime beneath the bed is getting to me, finally taking its toll. Such is the result of negligence.

I want to be found. I want to take someone on an adventure, through sorrow and joy, romance.

I want to show someone a fiery sunset on the African savannah, and have them spend an icy night underneath the star – filled sky of the Sahara.

My cover has long been cracked and mutilated, but on the inside is something more precious; something I can show you if you give me a chance.

It’s richer than the greatest diamonds, and better than the most sought – after gold.

But, despite this pondering, I am still here, taking up a small portion of forgotten space, and trying to beseech people to look for me.

Find me.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

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    JMSquire's Buddy Icon JMSquire

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I have fished many books out from under my bed over the years, and I wonder if any of them ever felt like this. Really good writing, I … think I’m going to go look under my bed for books right now.

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    snakepandafox<3's Buddy Icon snakepandafox<3

    Posted 2 months ago

    woah i’m gonna go read the books under mah bed ahhahahhhahaha

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    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very beautifully written. I hope I haven’t treated my books with too much disregard over the years, using them to make lopsided tables standup right, tossing them on the dash of my car on a hot summer’s day or forgetting about them altogether. I love the perspective of the adventure waiting to be told.

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    PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)'s Buddy Icon PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I must say I’ve never thrown a book under my bed. Well except p.rn. mags ;-)

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    NightMaiden's Buddy Icon NightMaiden

    Posted 2 months ago

    I’m touched by the amount of comments. Thanks, guys! : )

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    gemminx's Buddy Icon gemminx

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Good personification!

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is excellent writing, NightMaiden! It also made me feel un peu guilty for the way I man-handle books. I really need to be more gentle with them…

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