Time to flush away

To you and you know who you are (and so do we)

Time to flush away

by jack

 

 

Are you who you say you are?

What should we believe?

Picking up these café crumbs

Trying to deceive

 

Changing names like underwear

Faces forged for free

Taking poets renderings

Nothing but a thief

 

Preying on the honest

Stalking of the young

Drooling like the troll you are

Speak with forked tongue

 

Jagged little fingers

Still you can not write

Staging every victim

Filling them with fright

 

Carving your existence

On another’s verse

Satan as a poet

Could not be much worse

 

We should slap your parents

For giving you a name

That you are afraid to use

Because you are ashamed

 

Nothing but a termite

Chewing up the wood

I hope your mouth has splinters

No, that would be too good

 

Why not pack a suitcase

Everything you own

Travel very far from here

Just leave us alone

 

Are you who you say you are

If so that is ok

If not, you’re just a piece of crap

Time to flush away

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading and not stealing

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe hard not to repeat some words. I have study poetry in college and read all the master of poetry that I could. I tell the young people. Read the old timers like William Cowper, Richard Crashaw , Alexander Pope and John Milton. There are many other. They were the first word-men who used words and thoughts to open doors to thoughts and wonder. I don't get too excited when someone borrow a line or two from me. We learn from each other. To steal a complete poem is very wrong. I believe a writer's goal is to motivate another to think and write. A excellent poem. Few people have style that are hard to copy. I would love to be able to write like Dante and describe like George martin. Thank you.
Coyote

[Jack...]

Thanks so much for your kind review and thoughts. They are appreciated

[Christopher Shawn Doyle]

Actually got two different feelings regarding this piece. Was it about someone using a poet's words as their own to impress and or pick up women or was the person seeking to simply steal another's words and pass them off as their own for monetary gain or notoriety. Either way, the author does a good job showing disgust and how base the thief's actions are.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much. I carries two offenses...plagiarism and multiple indentities on this site. I appreciate your comments.

[Michael G.]

Standing... "Bravo."

[Jack...]

Thanks so much

[spiritwind]

Excellent! But it would not surprise me a bit if the scurvy scoundrel copied this and passed it off as his anyway!The toilet image was so right on.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much.

[gabrielle]

This is my second time to read a piece dwelling on the issue of stealing someone else's work. This is very alarming and i could not imagine the feelings of those whose works were violated. Since this is an "open site" (i'm sorry i could not think of a more technical term), those plagiarist can come and go as they please. Unfortunately, pieces such as this won''t prevent them from stealing others works again. Is it possible that those people be named so that others would be warned (but of course, they could change their names) then ask the cooperation of all the bona fide WC members not to review or to befriend those people? Thank you for sharing this piece.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much for reading and reviewing

[Barbara Walker]

Priceless! You know who you are and you deserve every word! AND THESE WORDS ARE ALL ORIGINAL!

[Joylene Miller-Rios]

The whole time I was reading that it reminded me of my blood father who took my virginity when I was ten. Your poem hit in a real kind of way. It was very good

[Holly Mason]

Holy heck
what a mouthful of hard to chew truth...
I will gladly plunge if needed*)
well I am actually a cat named Bo but hey who would read what a cats writes?
Nope I am holly!!!!I do get lost in the multiple account thing I can't understand it but I am so new to social networking that it has all been a tremendous learning experience truly
thank you for your stick up for others write...Tate is a super good fire starter*)and you are a super good tell them how it is guy...

[Jack...]

Thanks Holly, just shooting my mouth off again

[Balkaran Sidhu]

loved 2nd and 3rd para...brilliant piece...thanks for sharing

[Jack...]

Thanks

[Zahra]

Carving your existence
On another’s verse
Satan as a poet
Could not be much worse

How true indeed! A very strong piece, I don't think any thief will dare to steal this one! :)

[Jack...]

Thanks

[Eileenws]

thank you for the read. It's pathetic. I know a stand-up comic in LA and he says it happens all the time. I wish we could find the culprit and flush him away. Hehe.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much for reading and for your kind words