Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 788

For this week's prompt, write an enclosed poem. The poem could be a message enclosed in an envelope. Or take place in an enclosed patio. Or maybe deliver thoughts enclosed in your mind or soul.

Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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Here’s my attempt at an Enclosed Poem:

“unpacking,” by Robert Lee Brewer

sometimes
i put myself
inside a tiny box
& wonder why
nobody
can find me

& wonder why
nobody
hears me
when my voice
is tucked inside
a tiny box

& so i'm learning
to unpack my box
& empty it
everywhere
without worry
or concern

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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of Solving the World's Problems, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.