**Please don't be offended
for I dare not be too prone
to read anothers written word
that may supplant my own.
Please don't think me selfish
should I not reply,
the words I read may influence
the style that I apply.
Please don't feel affronted
I do not mean you wrong
for just like you when writing
my verse, is my own song.
... ... ...**
May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011 at 3:31 AM UTC
**Please don't be offended
for I dare not be too prone
to read anothers written word
that may supplant my own.
Please don't think me selfish
should I not reply,
the words I read may influence
the style that I apply.
Please don't feel affronted
I do not mean you wrong
for just like you when writing
my verse, is my own song.
... ... ...**
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