Of Plagiarism

Every successful
Criminal, at least
In the movies, dreams

Of a final score.
For us, there’s always
The dream of the phrase

Too apt to resist,
When language itself
Discovers ideas

For itself, and those
Who scheme at writing
Read it and recall

That when their time comes
And they die, that’s fine,
And if they don’t die,

So much the better.
Death’s your final act
Of plagiarism.