shameless ~ [//on plaigiarism//]

you would leave me mute
of my memories
& the gratuitous suffering
i've bled from my psyché
in a dark ink spill ~
each time you cut [& paste]
the names of my lovers
from the sighs on my tongue
to claim them
between
your soiled pages
*
sully [my] emotions
& rape thoughts
i've stripped to the bone
... denuded ...
i am vulnerable
when i stroke my deeds
& bare them to vultures
who pick shamelessly
at the carcass
of [stolen] experience
to violate the fragile balance
of signature punctuation
//
i do not waive the rights
to painful impressions
you stake under pretence
... laying siege to my words
to the syllables
which are the aum
of my catharsis ...
*
self-serving
self-righteous
an entitled thief
fashioning patchwork poetry
pilfered & perverted
as a means to an end
... i pity you, poor soul
poor of identity
broke of creativity
famished for attention
starved of honesty...
//

Reviews

[Matching Socks]

Your words have been read, and your voice has been heard.
I will warn you I have suffered much backlash and abuse on this subject but I will always stand up for what I believe is true and right. I will make no accusations against this poet that you came to confront, as I think you will do a fine job on your own, much as blue angel has. The people of the Cafe are good people and I am sorry they have to go through this yet again but I hope that they understand the seriousness of what is happening here and know that we will weather the storm.

[katja]

*
Anče thank you for your comment & words of advice. i am not easily intimidated by one who cannot string together a sentence which isn't littered with profanity...
... i feel for the members here who are [clearly] frustrated when someone arrives to complain about the same old thing. but it will continue to happen unless something is done about the problem.
//

[blue angel]

The innocent ones are the ones who end up feeling the most pain. It is true that where the plagiarist resides is where the victims will continue to come, in order to express their hurt. The haven for the writer's community has been compromised by the selfishness of the offender(s). I have nothing but respect for the innocent. Respectfully, blue angel

[Ana B.]

The balance between innocents and guilty ones are always is a frail one. Its just so hard to fight for the right lately( or ever).... thank you for bringing it to my attention Ana. Lovely work Miss M :) unfortunately plagiarism is like a mildew....no matter what you do, it always comes back.....you just have to keep figthing it....or make a total incineration of the place....

[katja]

you're quite right that it repeats itself into exhaustion & it's not easy to find pause, let alone an end... it is also not so simple to incinerate the point of origin, as the weeds sprout in new locations, seemingly more stubborn than before...
... my heartfelt thanks to you for reading & leaving your thoughts here

~yekaterina

[Ana B.]

Anytime, when you need someone on your side to fight for what's right, you know where to find me :)

[DoormanDan]

The vocab in this piece really makes the poem come to life! This is quite a fine poem. :)

[katja]

thank you most kindly for reading & leave your thoughts
~yekaterina

[Mayank]

People should be ashamed that they are not honest with the work they are doing.... what else they can earn if they don't earn a self respect?

[katja]

i quite like your train of thought re: self respect. i class plagiarists in the same category as those who seek cheap attention in other ways...
... and as to what they earn, who but them would know what's to gain?
*
thank you muchly for your thought provoking comment & taking the time to read my wee rant
~yekaterina

[Moonie]

Plagiarists are vile, loathsome and disgusting. They should be burned at the stake. Stealing someone else's work and calling it your own is an obnoxious thing to do. The poem is perfectly phrased. I really enjoyed it. My favourite lines would be:
"poor of identity 
broke of creativity 
famished for attention 
starved of honesty... " although, my pity is limited....

[katja]

Miss Moon, i thank you most kindly for shining upon my little words...
... i do so agree about limited pity, but find that such people are not worth then energy it takes to be angry & clearly don't have two brain cells to rub together in order to appreciate my acidic wit
*
once again, i appreciate the read & kind comment immensely
~yekaterina

[Terpsichore]

End of the day, a cheat will always be a cheat and deep down inside they know it; but some people have no shame.

Such theft of course is not solely kept within the environs of poetry; idea stealing has been around as long as ideas have. T

[katja]

Terpsichore [love your user name! btw] thank you most kindly for visiting my neck of the woods to peruse my thoughts...
... there's thieves in all walks of life but it's got to stop somewhere and i'm hoping it's right here.
*
thanks so much taking the time to read & review
~yekaterina

[ms. barrie]

this is simply brilliant...your dictation, imagery cuts deep, to the
point of lacerating those that plagiarize, their selfish egos'

I agree, very eloquent write...thank you for sharing :)

[katja]

Barrie, you're too kind, really...
... thank you muchly for reading & leaving such a steller comment
~ yekaterina

[ms. barrie]

you're very welcome, miss m, always a pleaure to read your art :)

[Tiana]

Your poem spoke volumes here, Miss M ... Your last 4 verses summed it to perfection ...

[katja]

thank you most much for visiting my little scribble and leaving your thoughts

[Tiana]

you are so welcome :)

[DJ]

Razor edged yet eloquent,well done

[katja]

thank you kindly for dropping by to read, DJ

[Nila M.]

This also made me think of what one would gain, knowing that a work of not really their own. How could there be any fulfillment? It reminds me of the expression, "cheating at solitaire". Ultimately the person has cheated themselves.

[katja]

ha! i love that "cheating at solitaire" ^.^ [really sums
it up]...
... cheers again

[Nila M.]

I've always really liked that expression too. I'm very new here, but I keep running into this topic. I don't know the background but it's obviously been a real issue. I'm glad to be here and have had some really great conversations with some very kind and thoughtful people. :)

[katja]

ah welcome welcome :) i'm all shiny & new here me'self really. only joined to confront the plagiarist but was promptly blocked and accused of actually stealing her work lol ...
... it takes all sorts i suppose

[Nila M.]

Again, it's hard to see how that could possibly be fulfilling in any way for the person on the other side. I'm not the world's greatest writer but I do it because it comes from me, and that's the whole inspiration. I don't get what the point would be. Anyway, as you said, there are a lot of different motivations in the world. It's been nice to meet you, thanks for the conversation!

[Nila M.]

This is very well done and intense. I have never had this experience, but in reading this I can feel the sense of violation and trespassing. The wording is intense and woven together very beautifully. Thank you

[katja]

Nila, i can't thank you enough for your very generous comment. appreciate you stopping by to readread moreNila, i can't thank you enough for your very generous comment. appreciate you stopping by to read
~yekaterina

[tomo]

very good, i like every word that is written. :)

[katja]

thank you most kindly, tomo, appreciate you taking the time to read & comment on my thoughts
~ yekaterina