you enter
the room
the walls
are books
their backs
turned on you
the books
won’t share a word
unless you take one of them
one brick from the wall
but the wall they form
can’t be broken down
they turned their backs
on you
you have to turn your head
sideways
to read what their names are
even when it is your own room
your own wall
it can feel like the chinese wall
in fact
it’s all chinese to you
so you give up
a big bookcase
is not in favor
of the books
nor you
the renovation of an ancient building
now
this is
what i’m going to do
i’ll break down the wall
brick by brick
book by book
what do i feel?
which book belongs
to that
what i feel
?
and
what do i want?
which book belongs
to that
what i want
?
where am i
with this feeling that i have
and the book that i want to read
?
for each feeling
and each desire
a book
and a place
so i took all the books
out of the room, now it’s empty
like the first page
i put the books on piles
piles of feelings and desires
piles of knowledge
books can give you everything
if you take care
now this is what i’m going to do
i’ll start to write
first pile
epilogue
learning
i want to learn things
i am curious
big books
history
the atlas
dictionaries
encyclopedia
next to notebooks
and dummies
and books for dummies
how to
cut
paste
sew
read
draw
think
find
go
the place is ready
for reading
as well as doing
the worktable
second pile
introduction
loving
i want to read
about the love in the world
and want it sometimes i feel without love
sometimes i feel in love
and want it
there is a note written inside
with love, for you
i’ll read to you and to myself
poems of love
bed side stories
books that keep a place warm in
the bed
third pile
first chapter
you can’t read
on an empty stomach
stained and smelling books about food
and cooking
world dishes
when we sit here we always talk about food and share ideas for dishes and tastes on our tongues
kitchen table
forth pile
dreaming
second chapter
fantasies
fiction
stories
to disappear in
when you think you want
to watch the television
or when you are bored
you sit in the chair
and lean sideways
then you grab a book
and start to read
and to disappear
a good chair
fifth pile
books with mud and sand
third chapter
flowers between the pages
encyclopedias of plants
latin names and hours
of drawing
books of gardening
the hammock or the garden chair
sixth pile
forth chapter
dreams of traveling
flora and fauna
nature and travel books
national geographic
capitol guides
next to the computer
to book a flight
computer table
seventh pile
fifth chapter
when you’re an art student
art is everywhere
also when you’re a normal person
there is an art way of looking at things around you
it is nice to have books to leaf through
or read carefully
monographies
biographies
auto
biographies
art
philosophy
theory
catalogues
magazines
fanzines
on the easel
on the bench
on the work table
in the bathroom
in plastic jackets, shower-and-bath-proof
in on behind the closet
everywhere
the rest of the books
many thanks to-
ideas
pleas
novels
books are a part of life
but a wall of books
is too far away
to bring the books close
to accompany to your tea
and your company
to show pictures and lines
for your eyes only
the books can travel with you on vacation
or on a rolling table
through every wall of the house
a book as a bookshelf
books forming a bookcase
holding other books
showing their faces,
finally
when you break down the book wall
you will
discover books
in places unexpected
finding them back
after long loss
a rose
and its smell
between pages
a postcard
a letter
a bookmark
notes, lines, circled words
a younger you
wrote a letter
surprise yourself and others
with books as gifts in corners
and between the pillows of the bench
books say something you can’t 
put into words
books that you know
that will always be there
next to your bed
or under it
on the closet
standing on its small edge
facing you
with a different page each day
books that you carry
that carry your thoughts
a small book in
a small bag
book size, pocket size
with you
body books
big books
book hats
big bags
hat books
a book in a hat
a book in a sock
smelling a little of sweat
sock-pockets for books
follow your steps
some say the library is unnecessary
some say it has already gone
words are everywhere
the library
is the world
form your library
from the words in the world