shhhhhh
did you hear that?
it is the process of an original
thought — in an attempt to forge
its existence of a poem
which is most likely
to be duplicated
\”people will try to diminish you,
as they did me, and they will fail\” *
jealousy is a bitter fruit
to swallow, not palatable
in the slightest
plagiarism is not the highest
form of flattery — neither
is the theft of intellectual
property
unique ideas that never existed
in certain souls — tend to be lacklustre
similar to a poorly sung
high e flat
honour those who have resonated
your essence — provide them
with the proper respect
of acknowledgement
especially when said \’original thought\’
from the second stanza would have clearly
allowed your cortex to explode
all you see — the bounty
that never belonged
to you
you are a pirate
your treasure petals
will be cursed to never bloom
brightly in a fashion of pride
stand behind the fallen
flora that will never tolerate
a stolen fuchsia bloom
*Grey\’s Anatomy, Dr. Craig Thomas speaking to Dr. Cristina Yang
CCIQ Press 