I walked into the store with a goal

The shelves were lined with

With the un-fulfilled dreams of other

Travelers.

I walked into the store with a purpose

The secrets of my past, and future

Were in the lines of text buried

Here

When I saw you there

Looking perplexed at the book

When I saw you there

Staring at the code of my being

I reached for the cover in hopes

To steal the chance

At discovery

I swatted your hand away

To steal the chance

To learn