Participants, I have to say
With so much love, but some dismay
Producing this contest, that's lasted for 10 years
Was sometimes opressive, and took my life away

The crazy requests I catered for
Rewriting your entries six times in half an hour

"You must put my entry into Semi Three"
"Find me the Malay version in mp3"
"There is a strange gap before the final line"
"CAPITALS"

Plus sometimes the entries were really obscene
Lyrics offending dictatorship regimes
Hiding the word COCK, when my Mum failed to knock
Took its toll, worried me

The Haiku formatting, the seven minute clips
Persuading my good friends to dance in their pants
The past-the-deadline mails, the voting for your friends
Complaining that I gave you bad draws

But all of the laughter, that you've brought to me
More than makes up for the years of slavery
Decision to stop was one not made lightly
Time to say
bye from me
ALC

Mwah bla waa, llama
Carola, aspa-, poofly