He said, one time
after I rated
and commented on
his poetry
that if I liked
it so very much,
why didn't I rate
it higher?
I would much rather
you were
self depracating
instead of so vain
and yes, this poem
is all about you.
So now I simply
peruse your words
sometimes
and rarely rate
while never commenting
about your verse.
I much prefer
remaining terse.

10/18/2011

Author's Note: ... why I rarely participate in contests, forums, journals and the like.....

Posted on 10/18/2011
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