Thief of Words
With practised ease he scans the page
absorbing all he reads
objectifying everything
assimilating needs.
Redistributed word and line
subliminally home grown
presented as original
reference unknown.
The metal of another forge
he promotes as fire grown
this counterfeiting wordsmith
without anvil of his own.
Displaying mediocre wares
he prostitutes the art
successful in his larceny
oblivious to heart.
For words are words
and lines are lines
the plagiarist can’t see
the life expended searching for
originality.
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