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we copy

it's as simple as that

we copy
from our parents.
we copy the
sounds they make
the way to walk
but we
don't think
of it as bad,
it's learning

we copy

we copy ideas
from books
a snippet here
a phrase there
but sometimes
we think
that we
thought of it
all on out own

we copy

we copy pictures
from other artists
a drawing
a design
but sometimes
we think it is inspiration

we copy

our whole life
we copy
it is impossible not to
but it's not bad
to copy
we learn by copying
we grow by copying

it's not bad
if we could not
copy
we would get
not very far
not very fast

some think copying
is stealing
but truthfully
were they original
completely original
to begin with?

of course not
so they cannot judge
so don't