Am I Guilty of Plagiarism?
By josefina
@josie_ (10034)
Philippines
December 5, 2017 3:13am CST
They say imitation is the best compliment.
A fellow mylotter wrote a poem, "The pain of the paradox of an unrealised truth" which I read and like.
I decided to use the poem as a guide and wrote this love poem
The pain of an unrealized love
How dare you
break my heart without my permission
until I realize
it was I who gave you the reason
for so long
I hid behind a mask of false bravado
yet deep inside
my heart was badly hurting
The pain
it fades with each day's passing
but beneath
the scars of yearning for your continues
how then
does one heal when the spirit is broken
will knowing
your true feelings bring final closure?
Angels above
they weep for me
your "Love"
was but a fleeting glimpse of Shangri-la
yet still
my heart open up to you with hope and anticipation
too late
realizing the outcome brought only tears and shadows
*The hurt comes from the desiring, not from the unrealized "love"
Have you ever plagiarize love?
Photo image: Pixabay
The poem can be found in the comment section
Photo image: Pixabay
The poem can be found in the comment section
The truth stands around waiting for love to open it to you, but when you overindulge in happy pursuit of non-truths, love also loses its value for you then, as...
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17 responses
@RasmaSandra (79648)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Dec 17
A really nice love poem. I also post poems online on different sites. I noticed something. Even though my poems are all original coming from my own inspiration sometimes some common and usual words get picked up on the web and one or two of my poems has been attached a link to some site that is entirely unrelated to my poem but is related to a phrase I have used. Interesting that way.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
5 Dec 17
Nope, never do that, original poem is the Best
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 17
If you copy but mention who owns it, I don't think that's plagiarism.
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@Letranknight2015 (51938)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
Well, I hope it doesn't go bad for you, there's been a lot of nosey people out there that likes to report post for no reason. By the way, the poem, I couldn't finish it through, I started to have a tear
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@josie_ (10034)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
Was I title-baiting?
I could not have thought out this poem had I not read the other one. I was challenge to come up with a poem that paralleled the philosophical concept of the other poem, "that all things in life is illusory". What could be more illusive than love?
This mylot member often post discussions about "the big questions in life" (why are we here, what is the meaning of life, our purpose here etc) I enjoy the give and take banter with him on these matters and was pleasantly surprise when he wrote this poem as a response to one of my comments.
I could not have thought out this poem had I not read the other one. I was challenge to come up with a poem that paralleled the philosophical concept of the other poem, "that all things in life is illusory". What could be more illusive than love?
This mylot member often post discussions about "the big questions in life" (why are we here, what is the meaning of life, our purpose here etc) I enjoy the give and take banter with him on these matters and was pleasantly surprise when he wrote this poem as a response to one of my comments.2 people like this
@allknowing (135925)
• India
6 Dec 17
You gave credit to the other user which is a good thing. That is a healthy spirit. Like your poem.
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@innertalks (21903)
• Australia
22 Dec 17
Senyru: Unrealized love
Heartlessly living,
I lived my pain, not from love,
as unrealized love.
(A slave of unrealised love)
@innertalks (21903)
• Australia
22 Dec 17
@josie_ Yes, it's more suited to my mood too.
The Gate is opened.
But to what's the gate attached?
Curiosity?
@josie_ (10034)
• Philippines
22 Dec 17
@innertalks
In the gateless gate
non-attachment is the goal
still an attachment
Curious cat enters
gate closes, catching it's tail
no more attachment 
Curious cat enters
gate closes, catching it's tail
no more attachment 1 person likes this
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
5 Dec 17
If you only used it as a guide then I don't think it's plagiarism. Everything we know and write about is by reading or hearing things people before have said.
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