2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 23
For today’s prompt, take the phrase “I Can’t (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your…
For today’s prompt, take the phrase "I Can't (blank)," replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: "I Can't Even," "I Can't Quit You," or "I Can't Believe George Lucas Ruined His Original Trilogy." I hope you can't quit poeming, because we're drawing nearer to the finish line every day.
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Here’s my attempt at an I Can't Blank Poem:
“I Can't Believe a Thing You Say”
I can't believe a thing you say,
when "believe me" is your opening phrase,
sort of like saying "you'll never believe"
and then I am hooked like Adam and Eve,
or maybe it points to my contrary nature
that, I believe, I must constantly nurture.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of the poetry collection, Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). He edits Poet’s Market and Writer’s Market, in addition to writing a free weekly WritersMarket.com newsletter and a poetry column for Writer’s Digest magazine. He is sort of contrary at times; maybe it's the poet in him. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
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 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, 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.
