The Reader

what if I were reading this novel?

would I smile and laugh

and turn the page to read

just one more chapter before bed?

or would I scowl and frown

and sigh heavily

at the number of pages

and the over-use of adverbs

(one in a thousand)

and tut at grammatical errors

and the use of white space

as an aid to reading.

Do I even like urban fantasy

or paranormal romance

and which is it, anyway?

at least it's a signed copy

though my signature's a scrawl