Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 715
For this week’s prompt, write a resource poem. There are natural resources, like water, coal, lumber, etc. There are also academic resources, like a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, etc. And then, there are human resources. If you’re especially resourceful, I’m sure you’ll find plenty of directions to go with this one.
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 a Resource Poem:
“the unwritten rules of falling in love,” by Robert Lee Brewer
first, it is easier to fall
than to build a relationship.
somebody could make a habit
of tripping from one lonely heart
to the next & never quite flip
the script on answering the call.
after all, if left to our own
resources, we might not ever
retire from our artificial
attractions to superficial
looks, as if cute makes us clever,
even though we all feel alone.
second, there are, of course, no rules–
only these brokenhearted fools.