A Bit Of A Poet

At the poetry reading he was introduced by the m c for the evening as a bit of a poet
Which perhaps means that he is one of lesser literary note
Than the other poets to read were which seemed quite insulting to him to me
As his poems were well written and well read by him and did not lack in quality

That he was not a true poet his introduction did imply
One can be diminished by words with a hidden offensive meaning one ought not to deny
That the m c was not up to the task a fool could even tell
At the job he was appointed to do he did not do well

Such an introduction would not have done much for the self esteem
Of the poet he was introducing  a clever man it does seem
There is an m c or two like this in every town
Talented people in their words they do like to put down

On introducing the reader as a bit of a poet make of this what you may
In his ambiguous words he was not paying to him respect in any sort of a way
But when he was finished his reading his audience realized that he was far more
Than a bit of a poet and they called for an encore.