The threat on my originality.

The threat of my originality.

Of all my thoughts that

I gave birth.

Originality

was my passion.

But the more I read

contamination breeds

amongst words,

new fashions.

My thoughts inspired are

many a pulled,

stretched in every direction.

For what was mine

are a puppet of thoughts

all new in the making.

My originality of thoughts

that I gave birth

are now lost in

translation.

Multiculturalism

has become me.

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A brittle representation of the feelings of a creative person questioning their own originality and ability. As always food for thought!

[andrew mitchell]

thank you laddie

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too my friend.
"Multiculturalism
has become me."
With long life. Long more understanding. Thank you Andrew for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much Coyote for your kind words as always

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Andrew.

[Not here]

i really enjoyed this poem and i can relate to you on some of the thoughts in it. great work all around andrew :)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Dante:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i wonder if we ever are completely creative with our poems...do the words come out of thin air, out of our subconscious? are we just parrotting what we have seen and heard before...how hard it really is to be completely original, and i wonder if we ever really are.

[andrew mitchell]

Yes Spot on Jacob. you understood Thank you for your words J.

[ANTO]

I think that we are benefited by the diversity around us. Isn't that always the way. Would we be were we are now if the Muslims had not brought their wisdom to Europe in the dark ages? No renaissance perhaps?
Some influences are not so good, I agree.
I like this side to your writing mate.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Anto , this wasn't about society but how my thoughts lose identity when I am either taught correctly how to write or how one is influenced in thought by other's great styles.

[KWP]

oh is that a bad thing? to become multiculturalism? I think not - i think perhaps you, like everyone else are like a piece of gum stuck on the tyre of evolution, feeling somewhat outta place until you have been squished back into the realms of eternity once more, back where you came from, unrecognisable and yet at peace with the flow ...

what a piqued mind you have - love that Mr Gum X

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you KWP, lol it wasn't about views on society but gradually losing my style in writing as I am influenced by other great writing styles!

[Einstein Noodle]

we can get lost in all that ... no doubt about it ... there are 12 notes in music ... then they are either higher or lower ... but still the same notes ... look how that blossoms after that!!! and how many words have we?!!! oh my goodness ... yet still we try and many times fail at originality ... love your closing lines ..just the right amount of sarcasm says i! cool write says i!
E.

[andrew mitchell]

haha you made my day EN thank you for your big review.:)