A playful and intimate glimpse into a library where books are alive—teasing, flirting, and holding secrets. “Books on Dusty Self” explores memory, curiosity, and the quiet courage it takes to confront the stories waiting for us in the dust.

# Books on Dusty Self #

Dust settles like applause.
Spines lean, smirking.
Pages whisper secrets
they’ve hoarded for decades.

I want to reach them,
but the books sigh,
flirt, shuffle themselves,
teasing my memory
with truths I thought buried.

Dusty self is not forgotten—
just waiting
for someone brave enough
to brush away the dust
and really listen.

(Vijay Verma)
 www.retiredkalam.com

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Tags: #creativity, #emotions, #happiness, #poem, #wellness