There's Nothing In My Poem

WriteBeLight

Think of the word nothing.

Is there actually nothing to see?

You disagree with someone,

You shout, “You get nothing from me!”

 

Or expecting a package delivery,

Mailman tells you, “Nothing’s arrived.”

Because your game is rained out,

Nothing on the sport channel that’s live.

 

If your favorite show’s not on,

Guide says nothing’s scheduled for air.

No empty seat in a packed theatre,

Because there’s nothing but filled chairs.

 

At the store, searching for that gift,

No one ever helped you out.

It’s fair to say there’s no one to thank,

So, with nothing you walk out.

 

Go a day without work,

Is a day without wage.

So you get nothing for nothing.

That fits nicely on the page.

 

Double negative phrase,

Telling you what to expect.

Goes something like this,

“You ain’t seen nothing yet.”

 

The funny golf caddy movie,

Starts with the Star riding his bike.

And, old guy yells at his grand kid,

“You’ll get nothing and like it.”

 

But, if you look nothing up,

In Webster’s Dictionary, you’ll observe.

That nothing is really something,

Like Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb.

 

So, there’s nothing in my poem.

Were you expecting a blank page?

I think Webster’s would say,

Nothing but an outrage.

  • Author: WriteBeLight (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 1st, 2016 06:25
  • Category: Reflection
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Comments5

  • willyweed

    Nothing to see here! I like it. ww

    • WriteBeLight

      HA HA - I have nothing but thanks to you for reading and your comment!

      • willyweed

        it's nothing!

        • 5 more comments

      • Tony36

        Great thought on the word nothing

        • WriteBeLight

          Thanks Tony!

          • Tony36

            Welcome

          • Daniel

            Brilliant and clever, it was a lot of fun to read!

            • WriteBeLight

              Thanks. I was driving home yesterday night and thought that I had nothing done in poetry today. So, I thought - a poem about nothing! That's it! THanks for the comment....:)

            • Christina8

              Very clever! Great job writing about nothing. lol --Christina

              • WriteBeLight

                Thanks. I remember a Jerry Seinfeld show they were talking about doing a show about nothing. My first title was A Poem About Nothing. But suddenly I thought - there's nothing in my poem so that is perfect! Thanks for much for the comment!

              • Augustus

                That's a lot about nothing. Love it. One I remember from Porky and Bess-- the song, "I got plenty of nothing--- and nothings plenty for me." P.S. Still working on something positive for a poem.

                • WriteBeLight

                  Thank's for bringing that song up! That would have fit in there too. I appreciate that. Thanks for the comment. And, that is great about the positive poem. I am looking forward to it...:)



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