JEALOUSY
Reading edition
As you peruse those heavy, dusty volumes With tense attention hour after hour, Whilst totally indifferent to me,— To me, who sees in you the book of books, To whom the very cover of this book, Your outward aspect, is more interesting Than the contents of all books ever printed. Is it a wonder I would like to build A mammoth pile of all the books there are And let the raging fire consume them all?