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Words

virtutes-vitia:

Fear of words -
here’s something I’ve learned.
Verses I wrote
verses I burned.

From the doubt in my heart
cruel whispers begin:
Weak, you write
with a borrowed art.

The sheet is lovely
when it’s white.
Save room for the word
you can not write.

by  Hans Børli (1949)
translated by Virtutes&Vitia