Something Special

“If you can’t say it in one page,
then it isn’t worth saying,” he says;

“anything more than one page is a waste!”

I tend to agree,
but sometimes you need just
a little bit more,
sometimes there’s loose ends,
overflow,
excess;

sometimes one page
just isn’t enough.

The problem with most is an
ill conceived notion that quantity
is what counts,
when just the opposite is true,
less is more,
passion the key,
with just a dash of mystery thrown in,
one word with clarity and conviction
is worth a dozen without,
start with a mound of meat,
then cut and chop until
only the bone is left,
leave them thinking about the meat
never tasted;

then you got something special.
.
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