Gavin Bennett's Blog: Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 377

Here it is–the last prompt of 2016.

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “An Unsuitable (blank) for (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new the phrase the title of your poem, and then, write the poem. Possible titles might include: “An Unsuitable Kiss for the New Year,” “An Unsuitable Tie for the Suit,” “An Unsuitable Parent for the Child.”

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Here’s my attempt at An Unsuitable Blank for Blank poem:

“an unsuitable sound for the first day of vacation”

the alarm i forgot to turn off the previous night.

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