Eternal Silence

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.