It's all an illusion

To suspect collusion

Many folks opinionate

But very few tend to state



When something read pleases

But are full of teases ...

When it's something other

Than their well-known covers



So they mail a nasty comment

And then your day is bent ...

Swallowing hard your pride

Your pain is undenied ...



But you soothe your feathers

Knowing you're not tethered

By another's implication ...

Your work is just a vacation



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

4:44pm Tuesday, Dec. 1st, 1998