It's beyond my ken
my life's literature to write
but some consolation
I do draw
from the authors
who have had
the same experiences
and have the gift
to set forth
their writings
for the benefit
of others

a new relationship
is somehow forged
and a world
of its own emerges
in the oneness
of human fellowship -
a chapter of literature
is written followed
by another
until a whole life-book
is brought into light-
with a small piece
of me
( unnoticed by others )
concealed inside.