Plagiarism

Why plagiarise If you have an open And creative mind, Why waste your time On rehashing others Words or rhymes, When you, I am sure Have a unique take on life, Paraphrase that’s OK, Quote and credit From whence it came But plagiarising Just seems to me A waste of your talent And in a way it cheats, Those who first wrote those lines Crafted those words From their own mind And you then creep up From behind and try to steal, Their praise and limelight. To plagiarise is as good as a lie Theft of another’s vision on life, It’s tantamount to being a leech And cultivating others belief, Is just creatively lazy And it always phases me Because it’s not necessary.