Essentially, I'm a Thief

I record everything I see and hear.
Play it back, frame by frame.
And I use it.
To fix my problems.
To brighten my day.
Or someone else's.
Every second with you is precious.
Because you are so much smarter than I.
And you have so much to offer.
So much to show me.
And so much to say.

I'll steal your best line.
And I'll use it in a novel.
Poem.
Story.
For I cannot fabricate words
as beautiful as those that I have heard.
Or paint a scene as beautiful
as one that has been shown to me.