Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 723

Merry Christmas!

For this week's prompt, take the phrase "If I Had (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might include: "If I Had a Billion Dollars," "If I Had Known That," "If I Had My Two Front Teeth," "If I Had Remembered to Turn Off the Lights," and/or "If I Had Called."

Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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“If I Had Not,” by Robert Lee Brewer

If I had not done this and that,
perhaps I'd be somebody else.
Maybe I'd be an acrobat
if I had not done this and that,
though also, perchance, a pack rat
collecting paragraphs and belts.
If I had not done this and that,
perhaps I'd be somebody else.