Making my life new

Tutorials and talking about books
in university bars and cafes.

The co-op bookshop,
my altar and place of pilgrimage.

Afternoons and nights at the pub,
smokey clubs and incense
in share houses.

Thinking…
it was all never going to end.

Those books have gone now,
with the many moves and
the shedding of shelves – and selves --
that happens over time.

It is a truth
universally acknowledged

that

a good read
can change your life.

I must seek and take opportunities

and

keep making my life new.

Dream intentionally - while you're awake.