A Conversation With Charlotte

Me: Say Charlotte, is your story true? C: It’s fictional, now are we through? Me: So are you rich from telling yarns? C: I’ve got nice threads, but live in barns. Me: Are you a speedster in disguise? C: I took a spin; I won a prize. Me: So what’s your sport now, with your size? C: Baseball, I guess, ‘cuz I catch flies. Me: Do you take trips by ground or air? C: I went by truck, seemed pretty fair. Me: I hear your love of school is big? C: I learned to spell and saved a pig! Me: I hear you were a diplomat? C: I once coerced a nasty rat. Me: At this point, what’s your great concern? C: I’m losing it; I talk to ferns. Me: So is your life now on the skids? C: You ever kept a thousand kids? Me: Surely your life’s not been a dud? C: You’ve clearly never sucked fly’s blood. Me: So you’re concened with mental health? C: I often try to hang myself. Me: What helps most with life's flow and ebb? C: I sit a lot and surf the web. ————— (Inspired by Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White) FIRST PLACE WINNER for ‘a conversation with a fictional character’ Poetry Contest Sponsored by Natasha L Scragg Submitted 2/4/22