If Nothing Could Speak Poem by Bobbie Ann Pimm
If Nothing Could Speak
If Nothing could speak
what would it say?
At five,
it often says,
'Please, ' and 'Thank you, '
just as it is taught.
At ten,
Nothing says
whatever mom and dad
or teacher
wants to hear.
At fifteen,
Nothing says
nothing
to no one.
At twenty,
Nothing only listens
to the cries
of the children
and husband.
At thirty,
Nothing finds a voice
and has a lot to say,
but these things
no one wants to hear.
At forty,
Nothing is no more.
Something has taken
its place and
She speaks
loud and strong;
and sometimes even
eloquently (so She's been told)
Something strongly advises Nothing,
to speak or yell or cry or write.
Something urges,
do not let Nothing go unheard
How nicely you have brought everything from nothing! Only a magician can do this trick and the next you have done it. Good writing.
Very deep poem. I like the way you had all the ages say things, I think they are true. Wonderful poem, I really enjoyed it. And thankyou for commenting on my poem ~Am I Insane~
our life goes in and out hiding then open fearless finding a true voice as this lovely poem so clearly shows
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/27/2024 9:20:58 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I think the poem is quite good but i lurved the way the 'she' explodes into the next stanza (and the way you emphasise this in that stanza) after about four stanzas of 'nothing.'