Undercover Thief

I'm an undercover thief.

You can't tell because I'm dressed like everyone else

And you'll never figure out I'm robbing you blind.

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It has been with you for years;

You nurture it, feed it, take it everywhere you go,

You use it every moment of your life,

Spent thousands just to attain it,

And I am here to take off your hands,

Right from under your nose.

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I must confess,

You are not my first target,

Nor the last to fall victim.

And I warn you,

I am not one of a kind.

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I wasn't always a thief.

But those like you have dangled it in my face,

Egging me on,

And like a bull, I ran for it.

Like a parasite, I'll stick to you until I've exhausted all your reserves.

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You make it so easy to take.

To you it's so commonplace, so abundant

That you treat them as shoes.

I admire you for your wealth.

I hope, one day, I will have amassed just as much.

For the time being, I'm stuck with thievery.

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Worry not.

Your treasure is going to a good home.

I have many plans in store;

I will use it as I wish.

And if I one day become notorious in my endeavors,

Ill acknowledge you, how you, unaware, aided me.

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I thank you

For your precious treasure,

Your knowledge.