Choices Poem by Nikki Giovanni
Choices
If i can't do
what i want to do
then my job is to not
do what i don't want
to do
It's not the same thing
but it's the best i can
do
If i can't have
what i want... then
my job is to want
what i've got
and be satisfied
that at least there
is something more to want
Since i can't go
where i need
to go... then i must... go
where the signs point
though always understanding
parallel movement
isn't lateral
When i can't express
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal
I know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry
I think that you should capitalize your I's, this is sad and makes Kermit mad.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Delivering Poems Around The World
Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...
4/19/2024 1:58:56 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Capitalize UR i's. its not that hard and I wouldn; t expect this on a poem website.
It was a stylistic choice Nikki Giovanni made. e. e. cummings didn't even capitalize his name, nor did he capitalize his I's. He didn't really capitalize the words at the beginnings of sentences, either. And just so you know, it's " your" not " you are, " and maybe you should capitalize your own I's before calling out other people. And you make contractions using an apostrophe and not a semicolon and a space.
You're the one saying 'wouldn; t' and 'UR' speaking of grammar lol 😂
Nikki Giovanni purposely made the I´s lowercase