My Nothing Poem
This song is about nothing
You might as well stop reading
Coz you won’t miss a thing
This song can never be serious
But you are all curious
Coz you want to hear what I’m gonna say next
But if you take it in whatever context
Nothing is still gonna be nothing
No rhythm, no rhyme
Just a waste of time
I make the rhymes as I go along
Coz like I said this is my nothing song
If I were you I would press the next button
Pack my bags and gladly move on
But you wanna hear how the song unfolds
You wanna hear all the untolds
You wanna hear how the song ends
Trying to make sense out of nonsense
How can you describe nothing?
The absence of everything?
No light, no air, no sound, smell or taste?
Something that is void of any being?
Something intangible? Something invisible?
Zero, zip zilch? Nil, null or naught?
A non-entity? A nobody?
Is it possible to listen to nothing?
I don’t think so
Does nothing exist?
Maybe yes and maybe no
Without knowing it I have created a flow
Can you believe you sat there and read nothing?
You might be angry by now
The song might even sound silly
But I haven’t said anything
Because this song is about nothing
Nothing can never be something
But this something has come from nothing
This song is about nothing
Not about a country wounded with sorrow
Baffled by bruised egos of youth with no tomorrow
I will not mention the lunacy of any leaders
The madness that envelopes the populace
The impudence of the police
And all known worldly evils
When hunger creeps in
Blame big brother
When poverty hits
Blame big brother
When wars ravage
Blame big brother
When corruption strikes
Blame big brother
When disease looms
Blame big brother
Dear reader, I don’t know what to say
So I will say nothing
There you go
You must be mad
Thinking I’m a big fool
And my song ain’t cool
But I told you this is a nothing song
If you don’t believe me
Go back to the very first line
Or read the poem again
And get the idea
In my mind there is nothing
In my heart there is nothing
By my side there is nothing
And this is my nothing song
Copyright © John Pen | Year Posted 2014
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