Public Libraries

In many of our libraries
Bookshelves are starting
To fill with only short stories
That guaranty a fast reading.

Because we are afraid to be bored,
By a thick book, even if it's good story line
And that's something we can't afford
We have too much to do to risk wasting time.

Besides, thin books take less space on our shelves,
And they look better in our nice display.
That's the excuse we like to tell ourselves.
To explain why we pushed the fat ones away.

So, even though we were told not to judge by the cover
Little by little, depending on how big they look
Novels like War and peace are disappearing forever,
Because we decided to ban 20 chapters books.


APPENDIX

Why won't this society
Give 500 page books the opportunity
To share with us their wonderful story?