Is there such a thing
As original thought?
Something truly new

Just because you never heard it
Doesn’t make it not true
Or are we just
Regurgitating
Another man’s genius
Disingenuous
Stroking his ego
Is that a journey we follow, sole
Or does misery love company


Plagiarism I have been on the receiving end
A fellow, poet used lines from my poem
Am I supposed to pretend
That didn’t happen

Clear and simple stolen.
Plagiarism is not a game.
It is not my intention
To mention their name
where do you draw the line?
Is Plagiarism a crime ?
Am I in Jeopardy?

I keep returning to original thought
Was it ever truly mine ?
Did I unwittingly,
Twist the concept overtime?
Or subconsciously did I glam
Originality from elsewhere
How do you justify, compare?
Then to claim it as my own
There are consequences to atone

A movie, song, story, play
Who is to say
If the area is gray

If I use random words in a similar style
Does the Original concept
Remain after a while
We justify by calling it a muse
But is our original thought being used?

Say I move into a different direction
Yet inference Glam’s the same reflection
Does the original remnant show detection
Even in the most, minute detail
Is my original thought derailed
It would be hard to dispel

Is there such a thing as original thought?
Something truly new!
I wonder
If we even have a clue?