Nothing 2 Poem by Paul Butters

Nothing 2

Rating: 4.5


"Nothing" is so hard to imagine,
For even empty space is something.
Nothing means "no thing",
Which means it cannot exist
Without Existence.

There must be Something
For there to be a Nothing.
And then we have the anomaly
Of sub-atomic particles
Winking in and out of existence:
Something then nothing then something then…

We are partly made of such particles,
So we too are winking……

The wonder of it all, of course,
Is that I sit here
Scratching my head about "Nothing",
A sentient being trying to make sense
Of the miracle that is Life.

Monday, July 18, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: existence,life,life and death,universe
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Eugene Levich 18 July 2016

Paul, congratulations on a wonderful, brain-tickling, poem. It made my day! I suggest this poem might be even stronger if one phrase were shortened: And then we have the anomaly Of sub-atomic particles I think could be changed simply to: Sub-atomic particles are an anomaly... Keep writing!

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Paul Butters 20 July 2016

Many thanks Eugene. Yes, scientific language can be very tricky in poetry. But I love those ideas out there.

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Edward Kofi Louis 18 July 2016

There must be something! ! Nice work.

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Paul Butters 20 July 2016

Well there are good friends like you for a start, Edward.

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