Death is
The eternal silence
We often say under this sky
Where the enemies are ubiquitous
Even among thugs and fools
That the dead are wrong
Oh! That’s ignorance!
That’s incompetence!
That’s complicity!
That’s bad luck!
That’s vanity!
That’s nonsense!
That’s voracity!
That’s imbecility!
That’s impunity!
That’s criminality!
That’s an idiotic thing!
That’s nonsense!
That’s foolishness!
In this life
We are right or wrong
We make decisions
Sometimes vain or useless
We were born to be useful
To society, to our family
And to our dear country
Silence is the absence of life
Eternal silence is death
Regret or remorse
Causes pain and trouble
The eternal silence
Is death
We are always
In front of the material
Far from what’s essential
Far from eternal salvation.
P.S. This Poem Is Dedicated To The Victims Of Countless Criminals And The Corrupt.
Translation of ‘ Le Silence Éternel’ by Hébert Logerie
Copyright © June 27, 2022, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.
If I open a school,
You’ll worship every rule;
To begin to touch a Tool
A Proven Settled Fool:
A Pond to Swimming Pool
Now A Horse, once A mule:
One who would a crowd pull;
In number my classes full!
Yes, A school all-day cool
But where you won’t ever drool…
For your ascertained truancy
No administrative Leniency;
For your beastly claw
That could blood draw…
When to cases you respond
And your facts don’t correspond;
You a lot cherish tradition
But would not make an addition…
You have been a facility
And we glimpse imbecility;
You often drive Dad’s vehicle
But can’t write an article…
Taking a class at university
Being taught virtues of diversity
I bristle at mindless complacency
Of all the thoughtless imbecility
That holds to the ridiculous conception
Race is more than a human invention
Different race based on color of face
A construct used to keep people in place
A powerful tool used by those who rule
To justify and divide all the fools
That have fallen for the absurd notion
Melanin is some mystical potion
That defines the very essence of man
Repugnant and appalling their race plan
Awake my friends and come into the light
Put an end to the awful racism blight
Reject governments continuing sham
Dividing humans by skin tone be damned
It's often said
that patience halts all haste:
one must refrain and not taste
sweetness until it's time to celebrate
and go wild!
Refrain from touching that hand seeking some comfort
before you have sworn faithfulness,
be hesitant; ignoring instincts is unwise,
if acting on your own, seek advice.
How can someone give tenderness
without ever shown gentleness?
I did that and regretted it bitterly, it's an awful thought!
Many beautiful words have been used
to conquer that one who rejected an advance,
who falls for a quick affair swims in dangerous waters;
who listens to his inner voice is seldom wrong...because
patience halts all haste and offers a reward:
have I rushed into anything and done awful things?
Building big castles to show wealth and power
to impress and lure naive people is a grievous error,
humility is the gold of hearts void of excessive vanity;
and while humbleness is a reflection of humility,
use it whenever you are tested for your morality:
if men reject it proclaiming it to be insane, it's pure imbecility!
Teddy was a celebrity for being so silly,
he whistled at sexy girls strolling by;
he leaned against his brand new Chevrolet
smoking a cigarette to lure pretty Bridget!
He wished she would sit in his lap and laugh,
making his friends jealous and despite his stupidity
nobody dared to say how crazy he was...
carrying on with his delusion and vanity;
would the kiss her on the lips with that smelly breath?
Could a girl want a guy who told lies?
Teddy was a celebrity for being so silly,
he was always in charge showing superiority;
was it his good looks or his undebatable imbecility?
Plenty of girls fell for his charm and claimed insanity!
His last conquest wasn't such a win, but such an endless misery;
the poor girl got pregnant by him, that's when the trouble began;
you think he would care and hold his baby,
be proud of him and call him his son?
Oh, Teddy straighten up your act
and take all responsibility,
each man must do his part;
they need you: family is togetherness!
You are essential to their happiness,
love them and they'll love you back!
I have this disability
The one called imbecility,
Along with instability
And rampant incivility.
I lack dependability
And have no credibility.
I’m short on sensibility,
Am prone to gullibility
And have the inability
To see my fallibility.
And yet, with great humility
I say with plausibility
The concept “genius” – you’ll agree –
Really fits me to a tee.
Take a look back
Back at your life
Half a decade ago
Are there any changes?
If not, reevaluate your strategy
If yes, keep pressing forward
Do you think the sky is your limit?
Thinking that is mediocrity
Believe there's something above the sky
What if the heaven is achievable
Then the sky isn't your limit
Is a step to zenith
Have you thought about success?
What is your goal in life?
Do you have a purpose?
If not, chicken mentality is subject to riddance
If yes, eagle mentality is a path of refulgence
Do you worry about failure?
Yes, everybody does
But it's nothing but our inability to try
Face everything and rise
You're a winner
Are you a pessimist?
Don't choose to be an agent of negativity
Difficulty in opportunity is your objective
You're blinded by imbecility over reality
Look ahead, optimist rule
Be optimistic
I fell for her in nineteen sixty nine,
When we commenced our journey of love
Along the twilit path of innocence;
My zeal was unaware of the reality
That the woman I loved wasn't mine.
I stopped our ride near the precipice,
The stones on which were cold due to
The night that harnessed my prospects;
We sat by a tree and I held her hands,
Caressed her hair without any malice.
We talked of our affair and feelings,
In unforeseen malarkey of an illusory feat
Which we called an immortal passion;
At long last, I had the frail courage
To express to her my amatory longings.
She was stunned at my boyish imbecility,
While I tried to becalm her in copout
With aberrant words to dodge the truth;
We continued being playful in false love,
While I lamented in my heart's humility.
After few years of sham togetherness,
I listened to my scarred young bosom
And interpreted the final message;
I parted ways with her in dolour,
Yet I longed her in veiled forlornness.
Forty years passed by and I lost my mind,
When I slowly entered my solitary dotage
With a blemished but a stronger heart;
I could think of nothing else but her,
The first love who was one of a kind.
Wasted breath, an ounce of pain
Storming in with thunderous rage
Denial, post wrath of oblivious lies
Imbecility moments, gestures captured and tide
Only the disheartened will know…
Swing in from the depths of your mind
Nothing left to capture, heed to time
Ravaged, broken, solace no more
We know anguish, we keep the score
Only the disenchanted will know…
Bring forth, raise us from the black seed
Guide us out of the darkness, set us free
We know the torment, we hold so close
Lower your hands grasp on and hold
Only the amiable will know…
Luminous, radiant, peaceful, and celestial
Darkness strangles the tenebrous soul
Balancing to hold on, rocking to and fro
Shrouded in pessimistic thoughts, I let go
Only the meek and unpropitious know…