Are there limits to what you might do, how high you may climb, how far down you may dive? Are there limits to what you’d do for someone else? Could you ever give your all to a charity, political party, refugee seeking a home?
Could you ever do the biggest thing a person can do? For this writing prompt, take a look at what some others have done, the heights they’ve reached, the fullness of their giving – a kidney, a lifetime of service, a child …
Or look at the reverse side, could you ever go against your own moral code, and do bad things? Could you ever steal? Or hurt someone else, or a pet? Could you ever be the kind of person you despise for their nastiness?
Giving, bravery, taking, cowardice, all of these and many more ‘big things’ could come into your thinking for this prompt. There are wonderful people in the world doing awesomely good things. Write about that, perhaps focus on one and use them as your prompt, looking at whether you may one day do something similar, or why you think your couldn’t do that …
Or could you ever be the person who beat their dog, child, spouse? Or who stole from a loved one, the government, their employer, and used the money for funding your own guilty obsession … Could you ever be that person, hated by others, and inwardly, by yourself?
What are the limits of your physical abilities – could you ever run in a marathon, and do well? Could you ever lift your own weight? Could you ever climb a tree, a mountain? Could you ever break through, and become rich and famous? Could you ever become a nun, priest, politician, criminal, actor, stand up comedian, rock star, best selling writer?
Could you, should you, will you, or won’t you? If you think you could, what will it take? Or the opposite, why could you never … whatever? Why not? Write about it, creatively!
Are your morals and ethics strong enough to prevent the bad things? Have there been times you ever acted against your own moral code? How did it feel, what was the thing, and the reason for it?
These things and so much more, are all part of the writing prompt for today: COULD YOU EVER …
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 
these are BIG questions, Carolyn and they require a BIG poem; hopefully we’ll see some rippers from this prompt 🙂
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I remember I had the nickname of ‘Mouse’ when I first worked at the Taxation Office, as a sixteen year old child – shy and quiet, I barely said a word, really. And now look at me, involved in an important regular poetry reading event, readily speaking to any and all, putting my name out as a possible public speaker, and involved in a fortnightly radio program, where I do a lot of talking – to thousands of people!
As that little Mouse, I would never, could never, have imagined doing any of that!
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