chazen

originality is all relative

obvious statement
yes
but true nonetheless

can nobody find anything
new to create anymore?

people work and work,
slaving away,
selling themselves
for recreations
and duplications

of the old masters,
one way or another.

michelangelo
rafael
botticelli
rubens
van gogh

where does it end?
when can we make something
of ourselves
and leave others well alone?

the denoument of one's life
leaves much to the imagination
but little that is actually achieved.