The creaky staircase,
which has not seen paint in years
and the dark path
on which powerful eyes stumble
lead to an old library
filled with ancient books,
rats feed on the countless
pages of knowledge and entertainment,
authors valued centuries ago
lie torn amongst
mice, bugs and roaches
in a dusty old building
Oh, won’t somebody clean it up…!?!
well:) This is just a fictitious library:)) but there are still some real-life libraries with no care for old books
Yes, this is indeed quite sad… 😦
so amazing! can lead to old books,..also to history or something of the past…as if memories of the past being walked to thru the dusty stairs..
that’s true..Thank you for the comment, Soumya
the librarians should be sued.
If it was a real library:)) Thank you very much for visiting, Sharmishtha.
it reminded me of some of the govt run libraries of west bengal.
That’s rather tragic. I love old libraries, especially the smell of old books. Not if they’re run down like this though 🙂
true:)))
these treasures from our elders not only neglected but food for insects and rodents …. this most surely is both a crime and poor diet that can cause indigestional issues along the way …. great reminder nightlake that the classics should be well preserved and maintained for both our generation and future generations to come ….:)
They should indeed be preserved. Thank you very much for all the likes on various posts and leaving this comment:)