Not just a Book

Pages and pages 
of stories being told 
Not just a book 
but rather a way of life
Pages and pages 
of beliefs being sold 
Not just a book 
but rather a life manual 
Pages and pages 
of faith being explained 
Not just a book 
but rather a religious journal 
Pages and pages 
of religion being trained 
Not just a book 
but rather a Bible 
Pages and pages 
of words to be deciphered 
Not just a book 
but rather an adventure 
Pages and pages 
of many before us 
Not just a book 
but rather a documentation
of past trials and tribulations 
Pages and pages 
still to be wrote and fulfilled 
Not just a book 
but rather a romantic story 
Pages and pages 
of tragedy and sacrifice 
Not just a book 
but rather an Old Testament 
Pages and pages 
of massive confusion 
Not just a book 
but rather a great detailed history of past times before my birth from an unknown source claiming to know the whole story of God, his son and dating back before Christ 
Pages and pages 
from pages and pages 
Not just a book 
but rather a story passed down with time and rewrote to be modernized many times and yet I still to know the accuracy of translations or the hearts or minds of the ones that decided the language needing to be heard 
Pages and pages 
wrote to persuade us 
Not just a book 
but rather a tool to humble us 
Pages and pages 
upon pages and pages 
But I rather ask him 
through prayer and communication to seek the answers then rely solely 
Not just a book