Editor’s Note
I can’t believe that you dare
turn this in to me.
I produce more (and better)
while reading the paper on the john
in the thin morning light.
Never again put such a paltry
sliver of labor on my plate.
I want a full slab,
something still bloody and
pulsing with the effort
of a full day’s toil.
I want both of us to know
you’ve swapped this fair
irretrievable day for
a valiant, stunning battle
against your own God-given mediocrity.
Life is too short
(you soulless lout)
for anything less
than sacrifice.
Editor’s Note was originally published in WRITERS’ Journal
For other of my fiction and poety, see Fiction/Poetry
Featured image: "Quarters of the news editor", one of a group of four photos in the 1900 brochure Seattle and the Orient, which was collectively captioned "The Seattle Daily Times — Editorial Department".