An also ran?

[paints]

My dear Critic2,
Is it because you're just an also ran? Is that why you're not telling us which poems are yours? Are you sulking because you didn't win the trophy?

Now, I know how difficult this must be for you and I'm here for you.
All those posts of yours about this not being a real poetry site, how we're all incapable of writing good verse, how you would teach us... well, it must be difficult. Just to know that you're lumped in with those of us who write - what did you call it? "teenage doggerel" I believe - must be hard to swallow.

But it's ok! Really, it is. We're a forgiving lot. And you do have friends here. For the life of me I don't know why, but you do.

So let's just move ahead shall we? Right. Fess up now, which are yours? It won't be easy but snow pain, snow gain.

[graduate]

What an unfriendly lot they are here! Well, except for the apparent mutual admiration society.