The Danger of Recycling

If you write and revise,
And in doing so, recycle
Your rough and rouged drafts,
Beware! Be sure to shred those pages,
Lest some friend--a fiend
Who snoops and appropriates loose change
And paper--
Snatch up a ream's worth for personal use,
(The back sides being blank, you see)
To prevent this inconstant thief,
When stuck in a slough of boredom,
From calling you up to recite a passage
That since its creation has been forgotten
By its creator,
All for laughs--chiefly his, not yours.
Such is the hazard. Take the time and the steps
To avoid this embarrassment.