because I broke it

Sometimes a simple mistake can change your life in profound ways. Sometimes, it makes no difference at all. Have you ever broken something and had to face consequences? Or did you break a rule and learn something new about life? Use it as a first line or a jumping off point, and think about how breaking something may have changed your life.

Poetry Thursday gives you a new writing prompt every week. Just check their writing prompt on the front page (the totally optional idea), write your poem, then post the url to it in a comment at Poetry Thursday. Check back on Thursday to see what everyone else did with the same thoughts.

Sometimes I find it nearly impossible to write a full piece of anything. When that happens I get out my indext cards (well, really just an old notebook, but you will get the idea). I start writing one liners. here are some for you to run with.

The inside of a kiss

Your compromise was a yawn, foul mouthed and exhausting

Seven year old kills snake with her daddy’s pistol.

She is lazy about her emotional discipline.

See I can go to these indext cards (okay, really my coffee stained notebook) and pick something random to jog my mind. Maybe I write something and maybe I just find new lines to add to the list. Alot of my one liners come from over-heard conversations. Go out and sit in a public place and listen. Write down what you hear.

Sometimes you catch something out of the corner of your eye and realize that it’s simply, breathtakingly beautiful. Write about something that is beautiful sometimes.

Maybe your muse needs a little nudge? Try prompting with a few words, a subject, a hint or an idea from one of our writers.