A Poem by Ronald Borst---"The COMMUTER Paper"

The COMMUTER Paper

by Ronald Borst 12-6-2012




It was a ticking clock and a laugh,
Typos and graphs.
It was "Gamer's Log" and movies,
"From the Sidelines" and stories.
Thin paper...

'Cept one week heavy as bricks,
Stories on Bowling, and "Gettin' Down In Sick Town"
Articles about Veteran's access to the G.I. Bill,
And the Best Movie Reviews around-
Whoa! Thick Paper The Seventeenth.

A headline read: It's a Strike!
But Not Labor but Rather A Lane
Fried Bananas Tonight!
A TED Talk from a woman called Jane
Remember the thick paper, 16 pages.

There were Great Editors and Missed Typos
Locked Offices & Hot Women(don't ask)
Awesome Writing and Spectacular Photos
Deadlines and Multi-Tasks
Thin Paper again, Probably Forever

I saw Zombies,
And everybody saw "Advice From Weiss"
The Lady RoadRunners Showed Up-
Just In Time with Fire & Ice
12 pages...Thin Paper.

Farmer's Markets
Hated Co-Workers and a final in Math
Ear Candy & Chasing Mavericks
Crazy Good Seven Psychopaths
16 Sounds Better

There was an Election,
Candidates and Campaigns.
And Not Much Mutual Attraction
Just Lies and Suit Stains
Pages Galore, We Got 16!

On the cover StoryBook Land
Awesome Halloween Art, and Lakeshore Lanes
Oh yeah, and a "Fright Town" Feature
And Civil War Shots from the bleachers.
A little 12, a little 16.

Sunday deadlines are
Monday Headlines!
Tuesday is Soup & Rolls on a cart
A Reporter's Beat and Odd Finds
C'mon 16...

We saw Old Hot Rods and Floats,
And Veterans with Flags and Smiles.
The Online Commuter Scrolls
Like A Train Rolls Track For Miles
We're off for the Holiday,
16!