Even Feelings

are you quite original?

because i am certainly

... not at all that myself.

though my karaoke's fantastic

my original is faux and exaggerated

(every single thing of me is derived)

                 even breathing

even feeling

                 even you

even us

(all of this has happened before)

Author's Note

Reviews

[User]

There’s somewhat of a nihilistic streak in your work my friend. Love it!

[Davidgeo]

I'm glad you enjoyed. It doesn't exactly show in this particular pile of words but one of my favorite things to write about is how nihilism and optimism don't always have to be mutually exclusive. (they usually are though).

Thanks for reading me... it's always nice to see a new face around here.

[Isabella Disney]

I like this piece.

'Everyone is unique, which is another way of saying everyone is normal'

Thanks for sharing!

[Davidgeo]

You're kinda clever ain't ya?

[Isabella Disney]

hehe, I can't take credit for it, I wasn't the first person to realise uniqueness is a lie! Thanks anyway :)

[Cherrie Palmer]

The originality is not in the act but in the connection shared :)

[Davidgeo]

Eh... I've known some people who use that logic to justify outright plagiarism.

Other than that, I agree with what you said.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Just because there's nothing new under the sun doesn't demish the act of living

[Davidgeo]

There are ton's of new things, it's just not what most of us are truly after... that is a harder and more risky way to live. But that's not what I was getting at here; more specifically I wanted to convey how similar most of western civilization is on a day to day basis. And that's not exactly a bad thing, sharing culture and imitating the best parts is how we improve over time. Unoriginality is a necessary side effect of massive cultural refinement over great distances of time. I'm starting to notice that you skew towards the negative or provide merely superficially relevant "life advice" whenever you interact with me... I would advise that you to take a more neutral approach or you will never fully understand what I'm trying to convey. If it sounds completely negative, look closer and think harder...