Turning Pages

Sometimes I cheat

when reading, peaking

at the end

to ease living

through the middle.

Other times, I read much

too quickly, grabbing the gist

rather than lingering on

the words and lines,

crafted carefully

to weave a tale.

But stories are best lived

on each presenting page,

gently turned

one after the other.

My life too

is best lived,

day-by-day,

hour-by-hour,

each minute savored

as simply as it comes.