The Imitator's Dilemma

Am I an artist or just an imposter? 

Googling synonyms to sound superior.

Are they all like me or am I worse?

Is it uncool if I rhyme every verse?

All of these words belong to another.

Am I really a poet or am I an imitator? 

“But all art is derivative,” I convince myself. 

“Be vulnerable and show your true self.”

I hope to be appreciated as I lie open bare,

putting into writing all I can share,

flaunting my lines just for proof ,

that I am better than all of you. 

Oh, I hope I am. I really do

Is this a poem or just a rant? 

Rhyming is for clowns, and I just can’t.