If love is a book

If love is a book...

borrowed
in those hands
the book
not rightfully owned

If love is a book...

renewed
fruitless aim to prolong
a past
Passed. Expired.

If love is a book...

returned
savoured or rejected
no quite how
it used to be.

If love is a book...

for reference only
you've skimmed through all the pages
long to bring it home
on the shelf it sadly stays

[I am only a book
handle me with care]