Honoring Short Story Month With a Poetic Message

“Keep that story short!!” Yelled the editor from his office desk fort Hearing the command There was an information distributor in a jam “Was all this true?” “If not who is going to be the fool” Making it fit Then striking the button the information distributor did hit With the paid obligation done Despite no creative fun Time to go home And stare at the computer screen all alone After conjuring energy from the spirits Allowing the imagination to take control by steering it A magical glow Stating that Microsoft Word was alive ready to go No need to decipher handwriting From the reporter’s notebook recording the fighting Only describing what’s in the mind A dreamy film unspooling scripting each and every line Beginning and ending using not much then one page While being respectful for the time on the keyboard stage Short stories are a powerful venue Quick reads like the food on the menu An author can go anywhere to mask an opinion Dropping hints to those who think they are winning As another short story month opens its book Take a close look And get a hook For a quick tale With just as much fiction delivered in the daily mail Can really start a debate Allowing for the scribbling artist to peacefully set things straight