I have been reading the book Writing don the bones, trying to get some ideas as to how to start writing poems for my portfolio, which is due in a couple of days.

Here is my first poem entitled " My Room".

This room a 9 by 14 inch space, walls painted beige and white.
Who shared this space before me.
A few holes in the walls where some art works hung.
I wonder what went on in this space before me.
The carpet soiled with dirt.
You can see where some furniture was placed.
There is dust in each corner of the space.
Were there people in this space before me.
Were there animals in this space before me.
I can see brown spots in the center of the carpet.
How many lives have been lived in this space before me.