excuses

I am bad at writing short stories because
People are so much bigger than
One liners and
Shrugging shoulders and
The feelings in a day.

I am bad at writing short stories because
I feel the need to explain myself
All the time and
Apologizing is the second
language of my fear.


I am bad at writing short stories because
Every feeling worth feeling
Is so much bigger than
500 words even with
The longest adjectives.

I am bad at writing short stories because
Big cannot be little,
Stories are never short
People are halfway to infinite
And I have such a tiny pen.