Maybe a Book is Great

When it’s sold many copies

When it’s truth must be heard

When it’s read without stopping

Laughing at the absurd

When it provokes strong feelings

And makes readers cry

When it changes and twists

Because it starts with a lie

When it tells a true story

And leaves us in awe

When we read without stopping

Our emotions left raw

When all tell us to read it

But don’t want to say

Why they think it was great

Cause they’d give it away

One thing is certain

No matter the season

Critics tell their opinion

That isn’t a reason

But the greatest of measures

Is to look at yourself

Did it change who you are?

Is it proudly put on your shelf?