Anything: A poem about many things.

This time, when my mom told me to write a poem, I answered with "I don't know what to write." To that, she responded with "Write about anything." And so I did.

Here is the second part of my strange, poetic series.

I was told to write about anything,

And I took that seriously,

So here I am again,

Writing about the word “anything,”

Unlike the word “nothing,”

This word doesn’t have

A nice, interesting meaning,

Well, not that I know of,

As far as I know,

“Anything” is a compound word,

Made up of “any,’ and “thing,”

And now I’m getting too technical,

So I’ll tone it down a little,

This word is a risky word,

When one asks you,

What you would like to do,

It’s quite normal,

To respond with a prompt,

“Anything,”

I can assure you,

This is a big mistake,

Because now you’ve put yourself,

In a place,

Where they can ask of you,

Absolutely anything,

I would like to apologize,

For this incredibly weird,

Whatever this is,

But that’s what one gets,

For telling me to write about,

Anything.

Nothing: A poem about something.

Here's a peculiar lil poem I came up with last year. My mom told me to write a poem and I told her I had nothing in mind. Turns out that wasn't true...or maybe it kinda was.

Also, this poem somehow became a part of a series of three other similar poems, so stay tuned for that as well.

Nothing

A word that is used carelessly,

Without knowledge of its meaning,

“It’s nothing,” “I’m doing nothing,”

These are some phrases,

Using the word “nothing,” Yet, neither of them capture the true meaning,

Mind you, I have no inkling of it either,

But I do know one thing,

And that is, “nothing” is not actually nothing

When one says,

That they are doing nothing,

It’s in the sentence itself,

They’re doing it

Which must mean,

That they’re doing something,

Even if they’re staying still

As is the case with all the phrases,

That contain the word nothing,

(Unless it’s something scientific,

In which case the term nothingness,

Could come into play)

I myself don’t know,

The true meaning of “nothing,”

And i don’t know,

If I want to know it either,

Because for me,

It means nothing.

Love Thought #1: Sometimes.

This is the first time I've attempted to write a poem like this. It's pretty short, but I hope it's enjoyable :)

Sometimes,

Just sometimes,

I feel like you want me,

With the way you text,

And the way you act,

But in my heart,

I know it’s not true,

And it hurts.