Words of Others

Such talent wasted

by words of others

a little thought

is better than none.



How shallow we are

when true feelings come from...

                  someone elses pen.

To share with one

who trusts and gives

credit to strangers

without knowledge of it.



To take which doesn't

rightfully belong to you.

Acknowledge the beauty

of the works and give

justification for reprint.



To infringe on others

without rights...

  inflicts wounds of an

    unhealing nature.



Undue the hurt and anger...

Be free...

      to think ... your own thoughts.


Author's Notes/Comments: 

09/04/85
for those that think we are naive

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Amberlee Carter's picture

spoken like a true misunderstood poet....I can relate good job..
Amberlee

James Mackay's picture

brilliant. just brilliant. i feel this was a lot. my friends often mock me for wanting to write. this is lifting. i am moved. brilliant. it was like you wrote this for me. i hope you don't mind, but i'm going to put this on my hard drive. brilliant. James

HAWKS SQUAW's picture

this is such an eye opener..... there are people out there that are like this.... and you know it breaks my heart..... they could be talented but maybe no one ever gave them a chance... so they take what is not theirs for they deep down inside don't think that it would be good enough.... sorry if that makes no sense.... LOL