“For today’s prompt, write a stolen poem. And no, don’t steal anyone’s poem! But you can write about doing such a thing. Or stealing hearts, stealing time, stealing minds. Or steeling your mind (remember: I don’t care if you play on my original prompt). Steal away into a comfortable place to write and break some lines today.”
Robert Lee Brewer
Writer’s Digest Poem-A-Day Challenge prompt
Stolen
I find myself in a familiar position
as I inventory my emotions
and wrack my brain:
Where to begin?
Elbows on desk,
hands clasped to the sides of my bowed head,
fingers just touching,
I stare at the glossy wood grain mere inches away.
Where to begin?
As if the words will float up from the surface
and come to life in my mind
Steeling myself
for when poetic inspiration strikes
See here, the words come,
the lines unfurl,
the stanzas type themselves out
stolen from some secret storehouse.