False Poets

You write for glory and recognition;

yet there is no feeling in your words.

You emote others' emotions,

but you do not feel.

You take up a cause 

you haven't endured

and claim it for your own.

All hail: honor, glory, righteousness.

Reviews

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There are all kinds of wolves in sheep clothing wearing a poetic sense that there rich beyond words. There are greedy writers but blind beyond the ditch they so see. Its not about that for most of us, I love my writing to be a freewill read, allowing it to fall in a linger of breeze:) That's why I never R&R. I think all things in life should be freewilling. But oh well! I seen this not just in writers but musician as well. Powerful write Diana:)

[Diana]

Thank you, Jonathan. You raise a lot of great points.

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Welcome Diana, I have been sick so I have got to see the turning of society in the last 4 years,I call it like I see it:)

[Diana]

I know what you mean about being sick more than you think. I look perfectly fine, but appearances can be deceiving...

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I I mean I been sick I have had time to see all around for it is and isn't, Like who is there and who isn't, the rude loud words, No matter where its all seen, But the beauty has been above it all.What you just said is how other looked at me! I always said in a nice way if you could feel for 1 day ud change ur attude, I saw a lot hurts in theses 4 years.

[Misery]

Well said, dear poet.
Blessed are the ones who suffer and toil for the words they write.

[Diana]

Thank you.

[Lydia Shutter]

Unfortunately, I do know poets that would fall under this category. Their poetry lacks something though, Diana. It lacks soul and it is painfully obvious. If only cliches are used and no emotion backs them up, what use is it? I tend to disregard that sort of poetry. I saw too much of it on another site where I used to post my words. The sad thing is, the poets who post that sort of drivel don't even understand others see right through them. This is wonderful, Diana! Lydi**

[Diana]

Thanks, Lydi. I've gotten a lot of negative feedback on this one.

[Pete Langley]

Interesting - fascinating even! I write poetry because I cannot NOT write poetry - it HAS to be written to disseminate my thoughts - and feelings, if you will.....but did it start like that? I don`t know is the short answer. At nineteen, I started because I wanted to see if I COULD produce an original thought - MY original thought - poetically. Was that posturing?....I think once we expose those attempts at art to other people we, as poets, are all posturing. We cannot be judgemental of motivation. Pretentiousness is only an indication of immaturity or lack of poetic talent....and most of us suffer from that. P.

[Diana]

Thank you.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

when i read poetry it either hits me in the gut or not...i can somehow feel the heart or lack of it...

and i do agree...if we are writing to get recognized, we most often won't be...our words will fall flat..

but if we write from the heart and guts...turn our insides out so others will see them...our work will be discovered someday...and it will matter...

i think doing this writing thing is such a blessing...

when the words aren't contrived but just pass through us somehow...the page vibrates with feeling.

[Diana]

Thank you.

[Diana]

I think you understood this more.

[Frieda P]

If written from a deep place, your soul or gut, all poetry is indeed that person's emotions unleashed, me thinks this is meant for someone in particular Diana.

[Diana]

Thank you, Frieda. Fairly general, actually.

[Pryde Foltz]

You take up a cause
you haven't endured
and claim it for your own.

You know, Diana, you have written my one and only no-no when it comes to poetry. Without truth, poetry has no meaning. You got it.

[Diana]

Aye aye. Thank you, Pryde.