No!

Oh. Hell. No!!

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

I shall not
I will not
I Must Not
      Participate
      Indulge
     Compete
In ANY Competition of Poetic
Form
Punctuation
Imagery
Motifs
EGOS

As if MY written words
Could ever be Legitimately
    Dissected
    Questioned
    Debated
    Evaluated

 Or Found
    Dying
    Plummeting
    Existing
    Pulsating
    Perking    
    Soaring
Somewhere on a Purely Subjective Scale of
                Needing Major Revision
                Needing Lots of Work
                Below Average
                Adjustments Needed
                Enjoyable
                Simply Outstanding

How dare ANYONE
Question
Judge
Dispute
MY UNIQUE
            Flow of thoughts
            Use of poetic imagery
            Dialogue
            Characterization
            Verb usage
            POETIC GENIUS?

I Adamantly Refuse to be held Captive by
                Replies
                Reviews
                Messages

I Stridently Reject the Notion that
Blind Competitions are indeed BLIND
                Facetious!
                Ridiculous!
                Foregone Conclusions!
            
I Am Appalled that…

WAIT!

HOLD ON!
            
I just won a Free Member’s Cent Pump!

That makes FOUR IN A ROW!

And what is THIS?

AN EXCEPTIONAL REVIEW?

And...ANOTHER?

And ONE MORE?

OH! BE STILL MY
BEAUTIFUL
FAITHFUL
POETIC MUSE!
Someone finds my WORK
                Moving
                Genuine
                Heartfelt
                Inspiring

Well, now…
I’ve ALWAYS believed that
COMPETITION
among WRITERS IS
Energizing
Healthy
Joyful
Life-affirming
Soul-redeeming
Meaningful                                        

Perhaps…

Just this once…

Well, maybe…

Oh, what the…

COUNT ME IN!

BRING IT ON!!

LET THIS WRITING COMPETITION COMMENCE!!!

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