(orginally on reddit)
First, a little bit of meta to give you some context:
A poem I wrote using "found quotations".
The poem is my attempt to express something that has been kicking around in my head, but I can only seem to express it using other people's words.
I heard you like meta, so I'll put some meta in this meta, so you can get some context on this context: >A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a home-sickness or a love-sickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found the words.