There is a place with two worn
but inviting
pink
armchairs
As I sit
I cradle an arm
then allow my fingers
to trail down the smooth side of the chair
heading under the cushion's edge
nervously
exploring the unseen
I can feel
grit
and sharp crumbly things
Irritations left behind
by all those
behinds
worn out
by the day

--april 1, 2013.  1st four lines taken from the Toronto Star April 1st, 2013 article entitled: Closing the Book on a Toronto institution  Nicholas Hoare packs up the last of his three bookstores Monday  by Kamila Hickson.