If Words Exploded Like Stars Poem by Alexander Shaumyan

'But we have lost within the dark oblivion
The lucid truth amidst our earthly lot,
For in the Gospel, that by John was given,
It was stated that the Word was God.'
- Nikolai Gumilev (1886-1921)


If words exploded like stars,
Perhaps we'd listen
To our prophecies and dreams,
As well as reason-

If words could power a ship
And set us sailing-
If they could get us all unstuck
From constant wailing-

If words could surgically remove
All pain and sorrow
And make the present outlast
Our past tomorrows-

If words could make us laugh again,
To stop and care,
If they could move us with a pen
To brave and dare-

If words like music were broadcast
On every station,
Uniting us in perfect love's
Affiliation-

If words replaced the nightly news
With things that matter-
If they were potent once again-
Not idle chatter-

If words disclosed who we are,
Our life's true meaning-
In the beginning was the Word-
In the beginning.


September 6,2017