By-Lines To Mediocrity

For want of a name let’s call them
Fats 1 & 2, et al, on account
of lame comments they leave
to mark their parsing of just posted
poetry. ‘Fats’ lent to mark fatuous
words bent as by-lines to mediocrity.

Exemplars of outrageous phrases
spread with gushing exclamations,
alliterative punctuation offered
outrageously; it seems to differentiate
a browsing intent of Fats 1 & 2,
et al, from the mundane readership.

That is not to say such commentary is
unwelcome! Heaven forbid, it is better
to bathe copiously in sudsy admiration
with soap in hand than spit sand from
an unrepentant dessert of arid and
chronically suds-less exchanges.

Welcome my friends. If Fats is your
name, I too am here to please. Feel
free to leave your glowing praise, it
is what I need to placate my poetic
ego. I wrote this for you to respond to
– so I can see your real name.
© I.D. Carswell 2007-01-25

Written for the contributors to: PoemHunter.com - who seem to come in all shapes and persuasions