The Popularity Of My Poems Poem by Sebastian Seal

I announced that I was writing an anthology,
Publishers rushed for my signature.
One said, 'We'll give you a thousand pounds'.
I replied, 'It's not enough'.
Another said, 'We'll give you ten thousand pounds'.
I replied, 'It's not enough'.
A third said, 'We'll give you a hundred thousand pounds'.
I replied, 'It's not enough'.
They all said, 'We'll have a whip-round, how much do you want? '
I replied, 'It doesn't matter how deep you reach,
You'll never suppress free speech! '