On Literary Critics

It is said some of the failed writers become literary critics instead And though well educated and very well read It should not be up to them for to decide The winners and losers of the literary divide On one who is or is not a good writer the reading public they advise And their opinions influence the judges in every literary prize If you are a young aspiring writer to you i must say If the literary critics do not like your work best give your writing ambitions away For when they deny you of press coverage they starve you of fame To insure that in literature yours will be an all but unknown name As literary power brokers their influence cannot be denied For to be a successful writer you need them on your side On some failed writers believe what you hear or disbelieve if you may That as literary critics they earn their fame in this way.