That Ill-fitted Face....

I knew you were creepy...

I always wondered why 

your page wore such a strange face

words pressed too close,

like eyes that can’t be trusted.

Phrases like pinched features,

pilfered and stitched

from some other visage,

too jarring to unsee.

Your passion too, felt like lips

caught red-handed,

painted in hues they never bled.

Your colors felt suspect

too lacquered, too bleached,

their shine brittle,

their glare hurting my gaze.

So it was no surprise

when I heard you dip your quill

in someone else’s ink

and build your verses

from someone else’s bones.

~~~~

Author's Note

Please don’t encourage them or you're as bad as them.
Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[JMichael]

Perfectly describes the latest cafe scourge…..the AI writing, idea and style pilfering “poets”. Just when I thought I had seen every online style of idiot along comes another category of clown.

It’s pretty shameful to steal someone’s style, ideas or even blatantly rip off lines of poetry and now we must deal with the AI addicted injecting poems with artificial words and emotions.

Just shun them all, I say. They are easy to distinguish and deserve to be smacked over the head with the block button.

Strongly conveyed.

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much, dear JM. I'm so happy you related to this poem. I agree with all you said here.

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh boy....plagiarism? That stinks! "Your passion too, felt like lips caught red-handed, painted in hues they never bled." what a great line this is, Divya! Sometimes it is easy to see the "poet" does not have the emotional capacity to write certain lines. You have a unique way of expressing emotion. No way would anyone else be able to claim authorship! Lydi**

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much for such a kind and understanding review, my friend. 💕

[Relic]

Your poem perfectly conveys the feeling we all know too well around here. No one can imitate such elegant and smooth words as yours, Divya.

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much, dear Relic. You just made my day. :)

[Betty Hermelee]

I totally get it dear Divya, and it’s perfectly rude, but your words are the best, because you say it in a way that digs in like a sword…
Bravo!
Warmly B😊👍👍👍🌷

[DIVYA]

Dear Betty,
Thank you so much for such kind words on my poems, always. You're my awesome poet friend. Sending you much love and wishes for a Happy Week!

[Betty Hermelee]

T’s my distinct pleasure my dear friend; I love your writing!!!! You’re a clever and kind person… a happy week to you as well🙏😊🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Warmly
B🌺

[John the Baptist]

I don't know how AI works, but I understand it has invaded W/C. It does come across as a kind of theft, and I wonder how its practitioners can take any satisfaction in it.

[DIVYA]

Thanks John. Indeed, its baffling but people are very complex and we'll never know their reasons. best to stay away.

[.]

This is a poem that really should be here. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out who it is :( But I think you're talking about the negative accounts here in general. Still, I admire that you were able to write such a beautiful poem with such real words, you seem like you can make anything a poem. You are truly very talented.
PS: please let me know if you see my comment on any of these accounts, i don't know who to trust here anymore.

[DIVYA]

Dear Beren,

Thank you very much for such a nice review on this poem. Yes, negative accounts are so real and better blocked to avoid angst. I truly appreciate your caring words.

[DIVYA]

"you seem like you can make anything a poem." - That's such a beautiful compliment you've given me. Perhaps, for fun we could try it out. You could give me a topic every now and then and I could try writing on it. That's be such fun. :)

[.]

Awww! That'll be amazing! Let me think the topic cause I'm kinda busy with moving out to a different country... Oh. What about making this your topic at first? Or if you want I can think again 😭
Wishing you the best!

[Emunah June.]

It is so bizarre to me the world we live in now. The age of AI is so soulless, so horrifying, so abysmal and bleak, it makes me kinda mad at humanity for even allowing it. I hold a firm belief that our desire for knowledge and lust for power will be our own undoing, simply because we dont know when to stop.

The inflow of fake accounts and wannabe poets, ghosts in the machine, thieves and cheats...it can be so disheartening. But poems like this, it is a reminder that true talent cannot be imitated. You have the most elegant way of speaking your truth, and I love that. A beautiful, easy read with a powerful punch.

[DIVYA]

Perhaps, its a phase and will pass with time. We'll get used to the influx, the new entrants unsettling us now. I hope that we'll hold up and keep going. And there's hope as long as there are young writers such as you, keeping poetry alive and using it as a mode of self expression. Thank you so much for appreciating this poem, Emunah June!

[Emunah June.]

And thank YOU for inspiriting my latest work. You are a wonder and a gem and I appreciate all you do!

[DIVYA]

Thanks a lot! I'm so humbled.! God bless you and your poetry, dear Emunah June!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I really like the lips part...red-handed.
Pilfering poetry is pleading to be perfectly pernacious.
Imitation is flattery, stealing art is atrophy of our own creative bones.
j.

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much for the kind review and great alliteration, dear Jacob. The metaphor occurred suddenly, after a coma of 2 weeks and it was impossible to resist.

[Sky]

Amazing write wonder who are you referring here?

[DIVYA]

Hi,
Fake accounts like yours, up to no good -with no writing posted, obviously wondering if this poem is about you. (You know who you are). I hope that answers your query. Thank you for the review.

[Chris Shaw]

These days it appears that poetry sites are full of pot holes to be avoided. Some can be clearly seen, but others can take you by surprise. Pilfered and stitched are strong words and stick in the mind. Final stanza, building verses from someone else’s bones, is nothing sacred anymore, I thought. Another finely crafted poem DIVYA. No loud speaker needed my friend, you have been heard. Have a glorious Sunday.

Chris

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much for the kind and understanding words, dear Chris. We really need a moderator here, my friend.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend with your loved ones. 🌹