Don't Choose Me

Don't choose me for my cover,
don't rip out some of my pages,
please leave me the way I am,
slide your fingers down my lines,
and just spell me word by word,
from chapter through chapter,
on your way towards my end.

Then, when you are finished reading,
don't throw me on a random pile
in some dark corner of your room,
close me softly and lie me gentle
back where you have found me,
for there might be other ones,
wandering through my story.