Poem I write's <br />Built up like <br />A structure <br />Using ideas <br />I gathered <br />Over time <br />Arranging and <br />Rearranging words <br />In forms <br />That I feel <br />Are appealing <br />Hoping that <br />Reader'll <br />Feel the same <br />Writing a poem's <br />Out of need <br />To deliver <br />A feeling <br />Of responsibility <br />It provides me <br />With a sense <br />Of fulfillment. <br /> <br />Poem I write's <br />Not all mine <br />Ideas always <br />Existed for years <br />Others thought <br />About the same <br />And wrote <br />Elegantly before <br />In beautiful words <br />Which I learnt <br />Poets of past <br />And present <br />Provided me <br />With guidance <br />Direction <br />And inspiration <br />They left me <br />With forms <br />That are models <br />For me to follow <br />I just imitate <br />The patterns. <br /> <br />What I consider <br />As mine <br />Is in fact <br />Not mine <br />I owe a great deal <br />To my fellow poets <br />My role models <br />And to my society <br />I wish to express <br />My sincere gratitude <br />To one <br />And all.<br /><br />Tirupathi Chandrupatla<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poem-i-write/