Wendy Cope
You have no hope
If you think the Muse will make you rich,
You may get fame
And make your name,
But the little lady is a bitch!
Whate'er you do
When writing verse
Won't earn you any money,
The joke's on you
And what is worse
It isn't very funny.
John Thorkild Ellison
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wendy-cope-s-bank-statement-in-answer-to-her-article-in-the-gaurdian-weekly/
