2014 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 19
I’m not sure how November always gets away from me so fast. Maybe it’s the beginning of the Market Book cycle; maybe it’s this challenge; but November often seems to…
I'm not sure how November always gets away from me so fast. Maybe it's the beginning of the Market Book cycle; maybe it's this challenge; but November often seems to be nearly over before I get my bearings on the month.
For today's prompt, write an excuse poem. People are full of excuses--I'm no different--and sometimes they're valid; other times, not so much. Write a poem about making excuses, listening to excuses, or hey, maybe excuse someone for making them.
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Here's my attempt at an Excuse poem:
"out"
i used the last one an hour ago
on my homework that did not
materialize when i had hoped
it would and now here you are
asking me where i was when
you waited all night & avoided
dancing with the guys who
asked & there were many
because you were saving
your dancing feet for me &
me alone & i know i've used
them so often in the past
but i've completely run dry
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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, Writer’s Market, and Guide to Self-Publishing, in addition to writing a free weekly WritersMarket.com newsletter and poetry column for Writer’s Digest magazine.
He knows all about excuses from first-hand experience and realizes they're often lacking. His five little poets often remind him that excuses are not the same as making good choices and performing the right actions.
Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
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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.
