The Pain of Plagiarism

 

I am invisible

In her audience

Along with

Her Truths

Her Dignity

His Lies

Her Self-Respect

As she is

Trying to get

A positive review

She knew that

Was not possible

Because the role

Is in her soul

Was so simple that

It was beyond

Her grasp

For her

To clasp or

Even hold

 

So I am left

With this daunting

Task, as I ask

Who

Plagiarizes

Someone else’s

Work?

Do they not

Know the sounds

Of their own words

When heard?

Do they not

Know their self-worth?

I patented

And own the copyright

To everything I write

So it was not cool

To see her play in my

"Monologue For a Fool"

I  guess, I could digress

Just this one time

Cause in my mind

I could forgive

Her of this crime

Because the stage of

Life is both cold and cruel

 

Reviews

[Niall Madden]

True words spoken. the pain the guilty suffer is the weight of their own guilt, really enjoyed this each was brief so each "insult" packed a punch.

[Jerome F Knox III pseudonym Nefarious J. Dorsey]

Thanks for taking the time out and leaving your review. I appreciate it.

[Niall Madden]

not a problem the point of this site is too review and write I am just glad you appreciated it :)

[Jerome F Knox III pseudonym Nefarious J. Dorsey]

Well I am new to the site and wasn't sure I was good fit because of my writing style and subject matter.

[Niall Madden]

Writing is writing no matter what. I understand why you would worry that people would react poorly to your subject matter and tone but that will never discredit the quality of the work. Personally I enjoy a good critical social comment and have done so myself. just keep on working.