Punishable by Poetry

'the wrath of a poet scorned'

What's behind these words,

     blood, sweat, tears

        heart & soul, 

reaching into the vastness

 of perception and tangibility~

            swept away by pen

when you step on my emotions

          it leaves a scar

I surrender unto you my word

      you steal them; it's broken trust

a betrayal punishable by the law of poets

we spew back in poetry with assasination

until the dirty deed comes undone

heed the warnings, they are everywhere

Do not tread lightly 

upon the shadow I have cast

the dark side will eat you alive

Author's Note

seriously captcha - spoofer

Reviews

[Holly Mason]

you tell them girl...I was thinking about this last night...
love that ending I am shaking in my slippers
I am glad you published I was about to mail a whiny note of when..I was unpatiently waiting
thank you for telling them how it is how much it can hurt and the fact that the dark side will eat them alive

[Frieda P]

I haven't stopped thinking about it either, I don't think people realize the magnitude of their actions and the impact this has on a writer, especially a site such as this...we give birth to our words as though they were our children, good, bad or indifferent, I for one am very overprotective of mine. Thanks so much Holly.

[Holly Mason]

over protection is needed...I was told by someone that this site is different because it is automatically considered published work...I looked up all the laws no cash-no sass!!!that is what it is To lose your work is not nice that would hurt so bad

[Frieda P]

Seriously? That's not good...ftw!! Now I'm going to give myself another headache thinking about that....

[Holly Mason]

well another writer just told me the same thing again in a review of night crawl and I like this guy he is intelligent and a nice person...according to my reading without a signed/ money exchange contract they are not considered LEGALLY published but that doesn't mean that is what a publisher thinks...now I have a headache*)

[Frieda P]

Fook! Money makes the world go around alright!

[Ufi Auttorri ~ UfoAuthor]

Hey, y'all. Sorry for butting into this aging thread but If anyone is seriously concerned about copyright and plagiarism of what they offer here then secure a block of ISBN numbers, pile them all together into a book, pay for a couple of print-on-demand copies and send them to the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office with the associated fees. I think most publishers would want "first rights" so if you put it up here, even though it's provably copyrighted, don't be surprised if they reject it. Most will do that as they want material that has not yet been read by or offered to the public in any form or venue.

We should probably just consider the things we put up here as either advertising, soliciting, venting, sketching of ideas for feedback; or all of the preceding.

[Frieda P]

Feel free, and thanks for the info. I think it's more of the fact that it's a huge slap in the face and a betrayal to all poets on this site or anywhere for that matter. To take someone else's work and attach your name to their heartfelt words & experiences is criminal in my mind...also they were supposedly a 'friend' here, it's more of a personal assault on my senses more than anything....

[Ufi Auttorri ~ UfoAuthor]

Yes, Frieda, I agree with you. That sort of behavior certainly draws attention to a difference in mind/spirit as it regards a sense of propriety and the willingness to adhere to certain rules of engagement. Perhaps you may take some satisfaction of a sort in a variant on that old saw about imitation being a sincere form of flattery; in this case plagiarism being a sincere form of recognition that your work has value. ;-)

[Frieda P]

Ha such positivity! It was not my work she plagiarized, but I'm not sure Celine Dion would be as forgiving! ;-)

[Ufi Auttorri ~ UfoAuthor]

Oh! My bad. I thought it was one of yours (or someone here). Well, perhaps they considered it a "cover." You know, "I typed this and revised the formatting/punctuation so it's like my way of saying... don'cha know, huh?" ;-)

[Frieda P]

Nope on all counts....it was a 'friend' here and more than half her catalouge was fraudulent.... a very painful slap in the face.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ UfoAuthor]

Well, I don't know how she/he/it imagined that could turn out well. Obviously it didn't. Thanks for the clarification.

[Deuces]

This is the ultimate betrayal. I do not know how I'd react if someone stole my work. I truly don't want to know...

This is an important subject and let it be known that the writer's passion can easily turn into vengeful wrath.

Loved this piece.

[Brie-anne Gaccioli]

This is incredible, the words are inspiring, and motivating. I simply love it !

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Brie, much appreciated.

[Brie-anne Gaccioli]

You're welcome!

[Clive D Costa]

its good. i like it. its easy to understand.

[Frieda P]

Thanks for your visit and review Clive.

[Clive D Costa]

your welcome.

[Sirius King]

looks like ive been missing all of the fun...lol

great write Frieda :-)

[Frieda P]

Ha yeah, you have no clue! ;-)

[Sirius King]

;-)

[SM Davis]

Plagiarism should be punishable by forcing the cretin to wear a suit of wet soggy noodles and forcing them to stay in it until its dry. Nicely written.

[Frieda P]

Why didn't I think of that, thanks SM Davis.

[LJW]

Alrighty then.

[Frieda P]

Thanks for your comment, not sure what it means.

[Trigorin]

Well, you have a clear message and you manage to get it across fairly well, but I do get the feeling that some of your word choice is just a tad too overbearing for the concept.

[Frieda P]

I disagree, thanks for your review nonetheless.

[New Dawn]

How sad that people stoop so low as to claim anothers work as their own. I keep copies of all my work before I put it here but I would like to think that the greatest proof would be in an explanation of each poem. I know exactly what was going through my head when I wrote each one, how could some else possibly be able to explain the choice of words selected when these things are so personal. I think a persons poetry has a uniqueness to it, your poetry has your fingerprints all over it - very recognisable style - feel pity for such peolple who obviously have no original ideas of their own.

[Frieda P]

That makes sense to me, but who's to say that's the true meaning of your words if someone else were to give it their voice, it's just rotten practice, and hopefully people will think twice knowing how vehemently all poets feel about their work, thanks so much for your thoughts haparanda.

[R J Askew]

I wish someone wld want to nick some of mine .. a professor lifted a poem once and stuck it on his webbie .. he was quite surprised when I called him out for a punch up .. and a young woman nicked a big chunk from a review I wrote recently .. she just stuck it right in the middle of her own review .. I was speechless .. i wld happily rip her toe nails out .. one by one .. very slowly .. equally I was quite chuffed she slyly nicked them .. however, if someone steals and makes 1 penny from any of my words now that wld have me reaching for a glass dagger

[Frieda P]

Wow, I thought I was pissed off, never thought about ripping her toe nails out! Thanks for the support Orlando.

[R J Askew]

Plagiarists do need telling. Sometimes they just don't realise how much offence they cause. This is probably because they are just not that creative themselves and don't realise they are taking little chunks of our souls. If only they wld ask first the chances are we wld say yes. And failing that if only they wld attribute the writing. But they don't.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Now this really needed to be said. You go girl!! A great write.

[Frieda P]

Yep, time & again, let's just hope the right people are reading. Thanks Carolann.

[Carolann Dowsett]

And if they are reading they actually get the message :) welcome Frieda.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Dam got me thinking now. What sort of low life would even do that? Nothing's safe in this world anymore :/

[Frieda P]

Now you sound like me, haven't gotten it out of my mind since it happened...

[Carolann Dowsett]

I think I was half asleep at first now I'm wide awake. They'd better get what's coming to them.

[Frieda P]

Let's hope they're wide awake when they read this one...