~
Another book finished,
A much smarter man;
Reading the first part,
Then jumping to end.
Truman Capote,
That’s how he would wend
Through hundreds of good books,
If not a thousand.
~
And when he had finished
He claimed that he knew
All of the writings
Of writers – He knew!
Not a close reading,
But quick read, for sure.
And in time remaining,
He’d read ‘em once more!
~
Truman Capote,
A very smart man;
But where did it get him?
– Like us, in the end.
~
©2015, Marvin Welborn
4 April 2015