Imitation Poem by Babatunde Aremu

The road to the top
Lies in originality.
Its good to emulate good traits
But to digress from originality
Is to travel on a meaningless trip
That makes our talent latent.
Many are habitual imitators,
They write, talk, eat, dress, dance,
Even sing another person's song
Silencing their golden voice
Exchanging gold for brass
They forever bury originality
Under the earth crust
So, they go down the road
Where they are unknown forever
Never to realize their originality