November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 16
Every once in a while, I like to offer these title prompts where you fill in the blanks on a title. For instance, I want you to write a poem…
Every once in a while, I like to offer these title prompts where you fill in the blanks on a title. For instance, I want you to write a poem today with a title that is: “If It (blank), It (blank)”
So an example title might be: “If It (Hangs From the Ceiling), It (Smells Like Flowers)”
And to give you some flexibility, I’ll even let you replace the “It” words with a specific noun. So, to take my earlier example, the title could be: “If a Basket Hangs From the Ceiling, It Smells Like Flowers”
Here’s my attempt for the day:
“If the door goes unlocked, it could easily open”
she forgets to lock the front door
frequently
but doesn’t stress the details
not like anyone is waiting outside
wanting to get in
right
she forgets to lock the back door
the bathroom door
closes her eyes when she rinses her hair
so that she doesn’t know
when someone is there
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.
