original

unfortunately

influence has been masked by

television commercials

and the dream of romance

through the interpretation

of what someone else has said and done

may i borrow that

because making it my own

may allow me to be the image

of something perfect

or at least look like it

because thinking on my own

is not original

in a time of imitation

when believing everything someone

else says and does

is the best way for it

i tend to forget that

borrowed ideas are not ideal

ideally not original and my

lack of thinking

and the belief in another's

interpretation has clouded

the way i should have thought

i should have acted and spoke

in a way that was influenced

by none other than me

i do borrow ideas hoping to

push away the mask i put on

long ago that hides the fact

that i am original

a person influenced by how i grew up

i think it's time to give a hug

drop the charade that being perfect

is ideal

ideally not original

and realize that my lack of thinking

has caused me to cloud the

irresponsibility that i carry