peruse

anticipation
expectation
tips of fingers
over spines
peruse the shelves
and judge

in one moment
decisions
can become
revisions
and maybes
may be made
yays or nays
with a chance glance
at a row of Rands
or a stack of unhelpfully
titled self-helps

or so it was
once upon a time
a long time ago
when books
were tangible
and relationships
frangible