I can't tell you nothing

Poetry on silence

I can't tell you the war will be over soon,
I can't tell you when the killings will end,
I can't tell you terrorism will seize,
I can't tell you nothing.

I can't tell you the hurricane will end,
I can't tell you the floods will reside,
I can't tell you the landslides will stop,
I can't tell you nothing.

I can't tell you the policies will be in your favour,
I can't tell you when the strikes will be over,
I can't tell you if the institutions will work effectively,
I can't tell you nothing.

I can't tell you how much it hurts me,
I can't tell you I cry to sleep thinking of this,
I can't tell you not because I fear but because,
I can't tell you nothing.

I can't tell you as much as I would love to...

Originally published on 9/22/2017 at 12:27 AM.