Well, I took a few days off from Cove related activities because my mental health has crashed and burned recently. Mellenial burnout is a very real thing.
But I'm back. I will clarify by saying that I'm borrowing this prompt from Sabrina Benaim's Button University poetry course.
So, in the last class, we studied Kim Addonizio's 'What Do Women Want'.
The poem starts with 'I want a red dress.' It is such a simple opening line. However, Addonizio is a very clever writer and she builds and builds on the imagery of this dress. It's halfway through the poem when she says 'I want to walk like I'm the only woman on earth' and that's the kicker. That's when the poem reveals exactly what Addonizio means from the poem. It's not about the dress at all. It's about how she's perceived by other people and by herself. I'd go so far as to say the title of the poem is a bit misleading. The title almost suggests that it's a 'How To' guide for men to understand women. But that isn't what it is at all.
So the prompt is: write a poem about what you want but build on it. Add layers and layers to reveal the true want.
I can't wait to see what you come up with!