Let not rage relieve peace off her duty That is the mood of a woman when another takes away her beauty For what is left a shine on the face of iron when it gets rusty So don't see someone's honouring event as your party Don't especially with impunity That's no pay for a person's ingenuity It's evil coveting someone else's ideas your property Plagiarism destroys creativity It is honour stripping activity Dip your mind into the well of creation and draw out the complexity Then understand how it is to create And appreciate how plagiarism makes creativity emaciate Like a mother hurts when her child is in pain A creator feels when his efforts are being rendered a vain Credit he who credit is due And earn honour for your own efforts too
Written by Wise Makafui Afun
Plagiarism is killing creativity. It is sad how hard efforts are rendered useless because of plagiarists. It is just appropriate to honour the efforts of people by not converting their works or copying portions of it without permission and acknowledgement.