Originality
However unique
Always risks the danger of feeling forced.
But I don't want to dissapoint;
I want to charm you,
Disarm you,
Make you stop...
...and think
"Here's something I haven't heard before."
I didn't write this for you,
But it's my trusty favorite,
The card I know I can play,
The line you'll fall for.
I didn't plan this for you
But yet here it stands,
Pre-written
Pre-packaged
Hand-wrapped
And maybe one day I'll use it again.
Without pretence.
In a list
A contest entry
- enter your prewrites here. by individuality.
363 points, ended March 13, 2008, 8 entries
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300 points, ended May 23, 2008, 12 entries
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300 points, ended May 19, 2008, 16 entries
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400 points, ended November 27, 452 entries
• next poem in this contest, • Add to finalists list, or remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Not bad ...
thanks for entering. -
I like it alot and the rythem you have going here is good to. "Make you stop...
...and think
"Here's something I haven't heard before"
I like those lines.
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ah how can originalty feel forced on occasion
to be unique is to be alive in words in life and in eevrything - a good poem and thank you for entering
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I sometimes try to be creative when I'm not feeling the writing vibe, just to remind myself how empowering writing can be. Seeing your prewrite contest I was tempted just to pick something off the list, but it always feels like cheating. On the other hand it is an opportunity for fresh eyes to review an old favorite, or for the entrant to rediscover a little piece of their own past.
Thanks for commenting glad you didn't think I was cheating!
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