Plagiarism

Accuse me...?

I think it's time that I redefined what it means to rhyme with style

in fact my stylus goes on for miles, we call it files that I tend

when bile rises, I defend

It's aisles of hypocrites on one end, and sly deeds done in crypts on the other

Now I sit on spun-bone marrow bleached and harrowing

I don't even need new formats or schemes to defeat these barrel-headed freaks

So give me more time so I can imbibe the two-way grime of doing it bare-backed on the fly

I'm scary with my raps

you lack tact like a Padawan that can't deflect lasers and crap

I'm saddling you, like where's the stirrups and strap

Guess I'll go straight to the neck...

It's jaded-abated-rained down as blood-red sap

gated and fading from life you can't hack

It's sad to call me a liar with my lines

I'll sandblast your face-flat with my freestyle gone wide

It's wild crimes you couldn't commit with a Reebok and beat-box strip

so just sip my fine-a*s till you die a blip with your thumb in lip

 postin' about lies and misguided psychology on the sly like a wimp

I'm a transparent kinda guy, I'll tear your transient a*s down with my fly open

and yes, I'm so honest I'll even admit I used fly twice, context was also sly

Oh wait did I just use sly twice?

Now I'v said twice three times...

 Guess that makes thrice im'a squirt in your eyes for trying to follow along to my nonsense jive

So get lost, bye-bye... And oh yeah...

I said sly four times 

Author's Note

Plagiarism is abhorrent... Go ahead and accuse me... I will freestyle whatever subject, word, or thought given to me... In real-time messenger if you want... I can put my money where my mouth is... So have at it...

Reviews

[Relic]

Being here a long time, I went through a lot of crap because I took things too seriously and had to learn to ignore not only people, but accusations, and situations that in the scheme of things were not as important as I made them out to be.

We write here for fun. No one's being graded for graduation and no one is going to receive a salary from what they post. The reviews are not done by professionals and put up against the best in the business, we'd all come in last.

Enjoy writing. If you didn't copy someone else's writing you shouldn't have to spin your head and get dizzy over it. You also don't need to be defensive if you're in the right.

I've seen all the negative talk this morning on the live feed. Relax my friend. There's no need to get upset on a site like this. I wish you good luck.I'm only sharing what I've learned. Take it with a grain of salt or ignore me, I'll be fine either way. :)

[apennylate]

Thanks, mate... You are right, I just think sometimes the foot needs to be put down.. They can not just accuse people of wildly personal or terrible things, and not face rebuttal in open forum... Especially when there are multiple targets for asinine defacement campaigns... I agree, I should not need to defend myself, free-styling is a passion... So I welcome the test! I will gladly prove myself, not because I feel I have to, but because I want to... Your words are very wise, and thank you again... Would def' not ignore good advice, aha. Well... TRY not to ignore...

[barleygirl]

I love Relic's commentary on this. What we focus on in life is what will become expanded. Punks & trolls thrive on getting a reaction. If you quietly walk away, the noise really does stop. It's no fun to harass someone who doesn't react. But I also understand the urge to defend oneself is strong. Good luck sorting this out! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Relic]

No problem. Just remember, this is the internet. There are no rules, often no empathy, and no lion tamers that are going to take out the teeth of an attacker on your behalf. (or mine).

[barleygirl]

By the way, I used the word "bile" in my last poem . . . are you SURE you didn't plagiarize me!??! (JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) *smile*

[apennylate]

I am not worried about myself... If I "quietly walk away"... It just happens to someone else... I respect you very much. It is not about me, it is about making others aware... Or just plain defending someone who does not do it themselves... I feel NO need to defend myself, obviously my work is unique... But IN defending myself... I show others that these people are just trolls... Easily beatable trolls... Who have caused SOME level of pain to my friends on here... So... Why not... If I CAN, surely I must...? Else I am letting evil run rampant, when I could have done... Something...

[apennylate]

That psychology, of just... "Ignore the bully"... It does not fix anything for anyone else... It is a "head in the sand" technique... It just... Does not jive with me... Thank you very much for weighing in... You MORE than speak for your respectability and wisdom through your writing...

[apennylate]

Lol... YOU CAUGHT ME! Thanks, Relic... But we all gotta dance with lions at some point, eh?

[barleygirl]

As I conduct my peaceful life with my head in the sand, I also applaud those who fight the good fight . . .

[andrew mitchell]

I always thought of you as a guy with a name Tim, poet Relic!🤔😀

[barleygirl]

Silente . . . to end this on a lighter note, did you ever see my recent poem "Porcupine Valentine"? My poem was inspired by your rhyming riffing style & imitation is the most sincere form of flattery (I hope!) *smile* Fondly, Margie

[apennylate]

I think I did... Never reviewed it... As I saw it in very brief passing and then forgot to get back to it... Thank you for reminding me... It was the inspiration from me and EJ, I think I recall...? Will check it out again in a few moments here... You spoil me with your generous praise.... Hah...

[barleygirl]

No worries! No review req'd . . . just wanted to make sure you know you've inspired me.

[apennylate]

That is the... STRONGEST FORM OF FLATTERY THAT EXISTS IN WRITING, imo... To be inspired to create... Utterly grateful to hear such things... Thank you again...

[Anjali]

Copying someone's thoughts and ideas is a strict no. However, no one owns the words or a topic or subject- we all express each of these differently.

[apennylate]

Thanks, Anj

[Robert Trakofler]

well were consonant in this tone and tome as well:) I have an old friend you may of heard of Brandon Lowry his stage name is Sterling Fox he writes lyrics (that are poetry in and of themselves) if you don't know him check out some of his music you... i think would enjoy. But one of the things he does is write music for other artist Madonna, Adam Levine many others... this bothered me cause a lot of the songs he wrote for these artist gave them a lot of money and notoriety. Then I had a conversation with him about it turns out he is no different than me in this regard (and i believe this with every ounce of my being.) When i write it is a channeling I am just taking from the ether and conducting it to words and lines I own nothing it is just there it just is... whatever the structure and flow! The laws of stricture in its structure are impediments to flow when channeling you are the conductor yes but you are also being conducted simultaneously. As for plagiarism the written word and sentience is an ancient thing these days all authorship is at this point a variation of the theme and to think your thoughts are original is a folly for we are all comprised by the world we are in every blade of grass that touches are feet every cold chill breeze we witness every tic tac we eat its all a part of us. So in closing I simply asked Brandon if he felt he owned what he composed and he said no he found what he wrote and then I sent him the poem i wrote on the subject and he just sent me a smile in response.

[apennylate]

I love this review... BUT.... I disagree with your friend... Whilst an avid examiner of the strings that allow the conduit of information through the ethereal from one writer to another, across the ages even... I like to keep my vibrations and there sharings to myself...

I believe i might have... im gona look him up....

Again, not sure if i own it, but i sure keep my things to myself, its, however, not a bother to me to ghost-write for people...
I truly understand some of us are built for performance... some of us not...
but in the end...
i agree wholeheartedly on the matter of...

If you think you are the first to write something... Chances are very high... You are not...

Ego is a powerful driving force, if I were to bottle it and give it a whiff.
I am sure the berzerking madness it would instill in me over the slightest "recycling" i imagined of "my" work... Well it would not be pretty... As ego never is...
Your insight is highly valued, mate
The chore of choosing what to do with all this flowing energy can be stifling to some...

[Robert Trakofler]

I think of it as a mandate more than an owning that's just me tho:) The other element i forgot to mention as far as the ghost write thing is concerned is when you express the thoughts of another's lyric you are merely an instrument conveying another's feel seems it would take away from the authenticity? just me again:)

[apennylate]

But what if, my friend...

You are gifted with beautiful insight into the human condition/soul...
But you are not an avid artist, or performer...
Is it really less authentic to have somebody better equipped to capture the idea of "your" idea in a more substantial form? Thus allowing what could be a LIFE-SAVING message...To be conveyed in a medium that gets it to as many people in a comprehensive way as possible?

I can not TELL you how many times i hear the same thing from "underground" artists...

I get that some people hold higher standards for what they consider genuineness of expression or music or art...

But consider this...

You can hold your head as high as you would like, but if you TRULY gave a s**t about the most important, imo, part of making art...
Then the ability to get it across to as many people as possible, in whatever way possible, saving as many souls as possible...

Is the ONLY thing that matters

Just me, though

[Robert Trakofler]

I see your point too... not sure now how I feel it is a subject I grapple with did you read my eye of the beholder poem? that was my last jaunt jog at it

[apennylate]

I FOUND IT

[apennylate]

I am about to...

[MOON]

its a mystery to me , why people would steal words..Lovely write

[apennylate]

Writing is meant to be recycled...
Words are not owned, and if you think you are the first to write something... Chances are... You are not... Stealing is never okay. Try to share the world of words we live in, instead, and give credit when credit is due.
Thanks so much, Moon, for the comment and thought.
It is appreciated

[Angel_Rose1979]

Haha, I truly love your writing style, always so well done, amazing

[apennylate]

Thanks so much! Sorry it has taken a minute to reply! Been away for a while.

[θεά]

Writing something like this is no mean feat. Takes immense skill and guts. Kudos to you!

[apennylate]

Thanks so much! Sorry it has taken a minute to reply! Been away for a while. Appreciate it

[Stephanie M]

What a fun poem! I can almost imagine this being a rap song. Good job!

[apennylate]

Thanks so much! Sorry it has taken a minute to reply! Been away for a while. Rap is whut I do... I would hope some of my writing can come across that way

[Richard McLin]

I have no doubt you can rhyme all the time, and trust that ain't no crime. (ok, that was bad please forgive...)

In all seriousness, I hate plagiarism, for me it's right up there with censorship as one of the things that I detest the most. This is a great piece, and one that I think needed to be done. Great job.
-Richard

[apennylate]

Thanks so much! Sorry it has taken a minute to reply! Been away for a while.

[Lovecraft]

I like the forceful challenge present within this, a screw you to certain people. Minor "plagiarism" oftentimes cannot be avoided. The best poets and artists and writers borrow from others. By this point, it's almost as if that everything that can be said has been said. So what?

[apennylate]

Thanks so much! Sorry it has taken a minute to reply! Been away for a while. Exactly... If you think you are "newly" doing some form of expression writing... You are, in all likelihood... Not new at all...

[Kimiko Watson]

You got rhymes alright...

[apennylate]

Thanks so much! Sorry it has taken a minute to reply! Been away for a while.