No!
Oh. Hell. No!!
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
I shall not
I will not
I Must Not
Participate
Indulge
Compete
In ANY Competition of Poetic
Form
Punctuation
Imagery
Motifs
EGOS
As if MY written words
Could ever be Legitimately
Dissected
Questioned
Debated
Evaluated
Or Found
Dying
Plummeting
Existing
Pulsating
Perking
Soaring
Somewhere on a Purely Subjective Scale of
Needing Major Revision
Needing Lots of Work
Below Average
Adjustments Needed
Enjoyable
Simply Outstanding
How dare ANYONE
Question
Judge
Dispute
MY UNIQUE
Flow of thoughts
Use of poetic imagery
Dialogue
Characterization
Verb usage
POETIC GENIUS?
I Adamantly Refuse to be held Captive by
Replies
Reviews
Messages
I Stridently Reject the Notion that
Blind Competitions are indeed BLIND
Facetious!
Ridiculous!
Foregone Conclusions!
I Am Appalled that…
WAIT!
HOLD ON!
I just won a Free Member’s Cent Pump!
That makes FOUR IN A ROW!
And what is THIS?
AN EXCEPTIONAL REVIEW?
And...ANOTHER?
And ONE MORE?
OH! BE STILL MY
BEAUTIFUL
FAITHFUL
POETIC MUSE!
Someone finds my WORK
Moving
Genuine
Heartfelt
Inspiring
Well, now…
I’ve ALWAYS believed that
COMPETITION
among WRITERS IS
Energizing
Healthy
Joyful
Life-affirming
Soul-redeeming
Meaningful
Perhaps…
Just this once…
Well, maybe…
Oh, what the…
COUNT ME IN!
BRING IT ON!!
LET THIS WRITING COMPETITION COMMENCE!!!
C’mon Lucky Leprechaun Certificate!!!
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a free verse poem. Free verse is a form of poetry that does not necessarily follow to any specific meter patterns, rhyme, or any other pattern. Free verse, despite its freedom, often still has some elements of form. Most free verse does observe a convention of lines and structure. No rhyming patterns. |
Author Notes
This is a poetry contest. Write a submission based on the above prompt. Tell what it means to be competitive and why you love competition or not. RMC51 originally created this writing prompt contest.
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