Criticism

'If you write (or paint or dance or sculpt
or sing) someone will try to make you
feel lousy about it.'
- Stephen King


'I'd have preferred a blank
canvas to this,'
said the esteemed critic.

'He's taking the piss'
said a member
of the public.

'It could well be rubbish but
those lines are speaking to me,'
said the artist's mum.

'Even if I'm not clear
what they're saying,'
said added.