The Process

I always start with an untitled
But eventually I find the name
And then I’ll be all impressed with myself
For how easy it came

Next I write out thoughts in my head
Stopping now and then to find a rhyming word
And when nothing makes sense
I take the name of the lord

If it’s a song, then it needs a chorus
If it’s a poem it should flow through
Verses are easy to write
But a story needs to be told new

The thinking process is what I like most
How I say things that amuse me
For there’s no better joy and pride
Than your own creativity

But when you’re finally done
That’s the most interesting time
You may love it or hate it
But you still need to go through it line by line

Where does this end? I ask myself
After my work is liked, published and forgotten?
I don’t think so, I answer myself
It ends only when your final word is written

(c) Copyright 2010 Deepa Seshadri