Copycat

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    Copycat

    Can I remain genuine
    Before my act gets old?
    Do I need to please my peers
    By trying something bold?

    I've bent over backwards just
    To try to earn some praise
    I have been my worst critic
    And long to change my ways

    I must break free from the mold
    And seek emancipation
    I refuse to end up as
    A lousy imitation

    Copy him or copy her?
    Who do I want to be?
    Maybe I should focus on
    Improving what's in me

    I don't have to be like this
    Or even be like that
    I am an original
    And not a copycat

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    whiteoleander commented on Copycat

    04-01-2011

    i love poems where i feel like the person who wrote it is sharing it with me over coffee. It feels real and I like that

    kpeery09 commented on Copycat

    08-08-2010

    Another wonderful read, your poems are wonderful that they are. Keep up the good work. I give you another rating of 10.

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