2012 April PAD Challenge: Day 28
For today’s prompt, write a problem poem. The poem could be about a problem the narrator is suffering through, or someone else’s problem. Or a math problem. Here’s my attempt:…
For today's prompt, write a problem poem. The poem could be about a problem the narrator is suffering through, or someone else's problem. Or a math problem.
Here's my attempt:
"Still Burning"
And that's a problem
because I don't have any water
to put out the flames
or a flue
for the smoke
shooting out my mouth
without a way
to take it back.
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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 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.
