Absolute Nonsense

There is sense in nonsense

But only in the word,

In day to day living however

That saying is absurd.

There is no sense in nonsense

It must not be excused,

From the youngest to the oldest

Such we must refuse.

It’s not the needle in the haystack

That you might find it by chance,

You can search all you like

Nonsense does not sense enhance.

If what a person says or does

Is replete with nonsense

Do not expect to find sense

There can be no defense.

If something is full of something

There can be nothing more

Hence if it’s full of nonsense

Of that you can be sure.

You must have been admonished

To pick sense from nonsense,

Of course that’s not possible

Because in nonsense there’s no sense.

A lesson you might learn is

Not to do what the idiot did

Like playing “hide and seek”

And finding me before I hid.

Closing one’s eyes so he won’t be seen

Is absolute nonsense you’d agree

But people do it all day long

In a moment I’ll help you to see.

It’s like you are driving

And someone deliberately cuts across

But feigns he doesn’t see you

So your vision too must be lost.

And if further along the road

You should him accost

His response would be, “Not me my friend

You could not have seen me, boss.”

Peter felt if he could close his eyes

To what Jesus had said

Then those who saw him

Would have been deluded instead.

There’s no way one can do nonsense

And then reason it is sense,

It’s like saying he’s neither dead nor alive

Instead he’s sitting on the fence.

All I am saying is

You can’t pick sense from nonsense

Even if you are a magician

And I am totally dense.

It is absolute nonsense

Some of the things we say and do

And then add insult to injury

With, “Others say and do it too.”

A high point of our nonsense

Is pointing to the majority

As though once the majority does it

That gives us indemnity.

Maybe you are wondering

Why I am giving you this caution,

It’s because politicians are out

And this is the silly season.

They will come prepared

With manifestos and notes

Trying to impress you

So they can woo your vote.

Don’t fall for their nonsense

And try to pick from it sense

Even if it sounds impressive

And appears intense.

Think with your conscience

Even if they ignore theirs,

Tell them you’ve made your choice

And in you mind it is clear.

Do not tell them for whom

You plan to place your vote,

Tell them you’ve been following closely

And you have taken note.

Tell them it’s an informed decision

And they need not worry,

They need not waste time with you

And to the next they can hurry.

Do not encourage vote buying

It will get you nowhere,

Your integrity is costless

And such politicians don’t care.

And even if you don’t support

The one who bought your vote

You’ve given him a promise

Upon which he can always quote.

A vote buyer is worse that a vote seller

That should be clear to see,

One has clearly lost all conscience

The other has lost his integrity

Some have advocated

If money sharing out get some of it,

I say act like informed electorate

Not like the dumb and illiterate.

And bear in mind this little quip:

Nonsense is sure to return to haunt

Even the wise and ignorant

When ostensibly such they flaunt.

Stewart Russell © April 2018