July 18, 2004

the nothing people

this is the first time that i'll be posting a poem. but it's one of my favorites, mainly because i got struck by how true the poem can get. beware of the nothing people, guys.


the nothing people

They do not lie;
they just neglect to tell the truth.

They do not take;
they simply cannot bring themselves to give.

They do not steal;
they scavenge.

They will not rock the boat;
but did you ever see them pull an oar?

They will not pull you up;
they'll simply let you pull them up,
and let that pull you down.

They do not hurt you:
they merely cannot love you.

They will not burn you;
they'll only fiddle while you burn.

They are the nothing people; the sins-of-omission folk;
the neither-good-nor-bad and therefore somehow...... worse.

Because the good at least keep busy trying, and the bad try just as hard,
both have that character that comes from believing, action and conviction.

So give me an honest sinner
every time, or even a saint.

But, powers of good and evil, get together;
and protect me, please, from
the nothing people.

posted by kerwin ray :: 12:16 AM :: ""