The Passive Voice

THE PASSIVE VOICE (Grammar series) In Italy a glorious Voice Was employed by Pavarotti In England of voice we’ve a choice Which sounds a little dotty When we sing our verbs of action The way we do, it sounds as if We’re committing a verbal infraction For these words can be voiced in the PASSIVE Just consider: if someone is active There is something that someone is doing And you'd think that being passive Means that doing they are eschewing But we need not be hopeless or cynical Say it' s British illogic - insanity We'll be annoyingly rational and clinical Causing foreigners to express profanity However you parse it or say it While in both voices something is done In the ACTIVE we say who did it But in PASSIVE might not say which one So in solving a murder for the fun of it And answering: "Who fired the gun?" We need not claim the butler 'dun of it' But inscrutably say: "It was done" Thus the PASSIVE is my voice of choice For my deeds despicable or infractive But for actions worth merit, that I rejoice I will happily indulge in the ACTIVE.