Poem I Write Poem by Tirupathi Chandrupatla

Poem I write's
Built up like
A structure
Using ideas
I gathered
Over time
Arranging and
Rearranging words
In forms
That I feel
Are appealing
Hoping that
Reader'll
Feel the same
Writing a poem's
Out of need
To deliver
A feeling
Of responsibility
It provides me
With a sense
Of fulfillment.

Poem I write's
Not all mine
Ideas always
Existed for years
Others thought
About the same
And wrote
Elegantly before
In beautiful words
Which I learnt
Poets of past
And present
Provided me
With guidance
Direction
And inspiration
They left me
With forms
That are models
For me to follow
I just imitate
The patterns.

What I consider
As mine
Is in fact
Not mine
I owe a great deal
To my fellow poets
My role models
And to my society
I wish to express
My sincere gratitude
To one
And all.