Catch and Release

The faster you turn the pages the sooner it will be over.
Satisfied and shocked into silence.
The book was better than the cover.
What to read next is just a bother.

The memories will fade.
Time will come undone.
The expiration date on the experience is soon to come.

Decisions on its dominion are still to be made.
Quickly before the memories fade.
To Press and preserve.
Or delude and deny.
That is the question.

Confusion creeps in.
Now making room for chaos.
Suspended in the loop.
Brain slows, heart quickens.

And you scream because the ride isn’t over just yet.