First Edition Poem by StevieC Poet

There is a chapter still left blank, the ending not yet clear.
The body of the story weak,
I will leave my bookmark here

When plot becomes a tangled web of fabricated lies,
and the theme has lost all meaning,
then that's when the story dies

The preface offered promise of a tantalising tale,
but with a poor selection cast
the theme was bound to fail.

There were too many errors that went by without correction.
A jumbled excuse for a plot
reduced to imperfection.

A writer knows it's still a lie, albeit of omission,
a fabricated fairy tale
wont print a new edition

This storybook about two lovers, now no longer smitten,
errata on errata made,
no final chapter written...