Scrabble

I write poems

“…try writing a short story”

too many words

and complete sentences

“Try, just try”

you don’t understand

when I die and go to the holding platform

there will be an accounting

A frowning St. Michael will say,

You used too many words in your life

You need to make 8,000,000 words

If you don’t you will , well you know

Okay, Okay, how do I make up those words

“…come over here to this table…”

I did and what I saw was an infinite number of Scrabble tiles

“sit down,” he said and “…get to work”