crack my spine and open my pages to the light,
run your fingers along my edges and delight.

relish the smell of all the pages never read before,
fold the corners of me that you adore.

i'm sorry for all the paper cuts you must endure,
i will never give you a simple detour.

bury me like a secret, deep within your drawers,
so you can come back to me,
whenever;
i am endlessly yours.

'i'm sorry for all the papercuts' is Celena Sabin-Dawson's debut collection of self-illustrated poetry and prose. The collection spans five years of poetic documentation from her experience with love, loss, heartbreak and peace. It is dedicated to all her friends, family, and lovers (past and present) who have read her cover to cover despite the papercuts received; and would do so again.