Clone Clown

Clone Clown

 

 

sorry i took your poem

word for words

and passed it off as my own

 

i just needed to post something

been so long and the muse had packed her bags

didn't even leave a goodbye note

or i 'd have used that

 

i hope you don't mind so much

if it wins any awards

or a Pulitzer or something

i'll give you credit in my acceptance speech

 

but i have to ask you,

have you any words on that subject

to share?

i need to sound good at the podium

 

absolutely nothing like me.

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/1/18

Reviews

[CLR9]

One time I met a clown. Then he decided to eat a hamburger. Grate poem!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

hope the burger was good...
thanks CLR9---
j.

[barleygirl]

I’ve read a fair number of poems expressing a head of steam about those who plagiarize. But to me, such a snappy satire (like you’ve done here brilliantly) is the way to mock their lowdown ways. I love the way you stretched it to the absolute maximum (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you very much for your words, Margie...
j.

[ms. barrie]

the laziness and shattered morales, narcissism
of plagarists never ceases to amaze me. i don’t know what kind of satisfaction they achieve by stealing other’s thoughts, experiences, etc, then not only trying to pass off as their own works, but truly disillusion themselves as to being the original author,
hell even an actual writer?

fantastic poem, brilliantly covers the subject matter
at hand.

absolutely love the closing stanza! thanks for sharing ~ x

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, my friend.
j.

[Bacchus]

Maybe it was just writing with a little wine, and not out right a copy clown- we can hope

[jacob erin-cilberto]

pretty hard to accidentally plagiarize.but it can happen..we talk a lot about it in my writing classes...but then it will come back to bite those who do it in the end...

[Jimmy Yetts]

Ha! The humble--and surprisingly likable--plagiarist.
What a salesman you would have made!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Jimmy. :)))

[Lydia Shutter]

OH MY! When I posted poetry on another site, I was plagiarized and people who knew my poetry called her on it. She used exact lines from my poetry....and she had a totally different style...if indeed she had one at all. "i need to sound good at the podium absolutely nothing like me." Fantastic line!!!! This one hit me! Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Lydi...hard to imagine how someone can call him or herself a poet...when the words belong to someone else....but some do....just to get attention i imagine.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Sadly, there are some who can't help themselves. It's cheating in my opinion. If they are stealing others ideas and passing them off as their own, then it is nothing but cheating.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Christine.
j.

[Beccy]

A futile and pointless exercise in my view. What possible satisfaction can a person gain when they know in their heart of hearts they are an empty shell without words.

You are right though jacob. There are far too many out there.

Beccy.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Beccy...
yes, Empty shells they fill with others' words, not their own...it is pointless and false pretense.

[Relic]

This is a sarcastic poem but has lots of truth in it. These type of people are criminals in a different form. If they weren't stealing words, they'd be stealing underwear off someone's clothesline. Or worse!

Good one, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Relic.

j.

[Norman 223]

Just love the wry humour in this, Jacob. The final denouement smacks of a certain, prominent, but ungifted "tub thumper ". Now .....I wonder if I'm right?????:-)
N.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

not aimed at any one individual, but at the species in general---there are unfortunately too many out there who do this for some reason---i expect it on and off from my students---trying to get by...but Poets? mmmmm
thank you, Norman.