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A fool posted all of his words
without thought on the Internet
While outside they would’ve hurt
there they were grasped like snacks

Still the fool felt urged to complain
he could not say he had no reign.
By then they’d taken from the geek
all of his words, and so his speak.

Now he drums without adjourn;
words come back, return, return ...
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Submitted by ludy_b on April 26, 2021

Modified by ludy_b on April 26, 2021

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Ludy Bührs

The topics she writes about are very diverse, so are the poetry styles she applies. As a Dutch translator and poet, having lived in Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh for 2.5 years, in 2008 she published "Op de ruïnes van een rijk" (On the Ruins of an Empire) ISBN 978-90-8834-483-1 with 60 poems based on her experiences there. In 2007 she received a Certificate of Accomplishment as one of The Best Poems and Poets of 2007 issued by poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry for her poem Choked Truth, her own translation of "Verstikte waarheid", one of the poems in the book. Born in 1956, she still works as an independent translator, translating from English into Dutch. more…

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4 Comments
  • jamesrpendleton
    Very thuought provoking. Sometimes it better to keep my mouth shut and let others think you're a fool rather than open up and prove it.
    LikeReply 114 hours ago
  • LatinX
    Loved it!
    LikeReply 119 hours ago
  • karlcfolkes
    The Proverbial Lesson: Speech becomes a drumming babble for a mind made vacant.
    LikeReply 121 hours ago
    • ludy_b
      Thanks for your clear comment, Karl. Sadly there are many people cheering for a lot of "drumming babble" nowadays, as if the mind behind it were sound.
      LikeReply20 hours ago
    • jamesrpendleton
      I agree and wish people I admire would keep quite and let his actions and policies say for him.
      LikeReply 114 hours ago
  • Davismatt926
    Great
    LikeReply 12 days ago

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