Plagiarism has been around far longer than the Internet. In fact, I had a poem published in 'Seventeen' magazine when I was 15 years old. About a year later I was informed that there was a girl who used that same poem to win a statewide poetry competition in Alabama. It took months for people to put together that this had happened.

I hate the very human inclination towards insensitivity

I love you, too." But this hopeful farewell does little to bring peace of mind, even now. Loving you has never been the problem. What's troubling me is how loving you may never be enough.

chromosomal dance oh, heavenly happenstance rare creation, you -Marcus (Poetry Spam #22)

Even with the best intentions, growing apart might just be an inevitable part of growing up.

There's only one racing strategy that matters.It's the one I run by: Get in the lead and don't let anyone pass you.

You don't have to agree with me, but I think the heart of who we are stays pretty much the same," Hope said, "What changes is how those core traits manifest themselves over time.