#plagarism
How many poems have we written,
How many more will we write?
How many matches have we stricken,
How many more will we strike?
How many candles have we burned
In search of knowledge and wisdom?
How much in total have we learned
Do accused poets deserve freedom?
How many words have we really used
How many letters have we composed
How many plagiarists have been sued
How many of us have been accused
From other poets and other writers,
How many lines have we ever stolen?
Why are poets such horrible liars,
When last was this secret rule broken?
©IvanBrooksPoetry
15/10/2018
Oct 15, 2018
Oct 15, 2018 at 6:52 AM UTC
every single word
we use
every single letter
has appeared before
somewhere
okay, perhaps better
but where do we
draw the line
when we say someone
has "stolen"
when we're talking words
and phrases
who gets the credit
earns the praises
it's even probable
it seems
that phrases one
person dreams
they've never read
elsewhere
yet someone
somewhere out there
in recent time or
days of yore
has used the same
before
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 at 10:09 AM UTC