The Pages Turn...

Long time since I picked up a book
To read and look through every nook
Now I wonder what it'll take, for me
To finish the book in hand, let's see.

Unputdownable, they say, this one is
A book many hype, one not worth the miss
Something inside, tells me I'll love it
Will read on, as against the wall I sit.

As the many hours quickly pass by
So do the fresh pages, it's no lie
Go on, if I may, this way
Will finish by dawn, sure to say .

As the lights go off outside
Feel, to this book, I'm tied
Unlike before, my eyes ain't drooping
Awake I shall be, let morning come, shining.

In no way is it a big one, am almost at the ending,
Eleven pages to go, am nowhere close to sleeping
Wanna finish it fast, the bulb's getting dimmer
Have to race against time, as the chances look slimmer.

As the sun in all its glory appears, so does, on my face, a smile
With the bulb burning out, the last page will have to wait a while
Curious to know, I run to the armchair outside, with a deep sigh
As it turns out, the story's a tragedy, and I'm left wondering "Why?!"