Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 798

For this week's prompt, take the phrase "(blank) the World," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might include: "Love the World," "Fear the World," "What in the World," "Be the Best Person in the World," and/or "A Brief History of the World."

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

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“Avoid the World,” by Robert Lee Brewer

When the world calls,
of course,
don't pick up the phone
or respond to its text messages;
don't engage the world
on social media
or waiting in line at the grocery store,
because the world
has its own agenda
that doesn't involve dancing alone
in the evening
or reading books or writing
poems on a bench
near a stream or meadow or college
library; when the world calls
with its various problems
(its never-ending list of grievances)
and wants your solutions,
of course,
there is nothing
you can do
that doesn't involve
disconnecting and becoming
more and more
human.