Their worldwide war on words
is wrought from proxy words
prudent words of high esteem
words of praise pretending weight
but being weightless words,
words that leave you sated
with an empty mind,
words that fill your voids with noise
words that block our thoughts
worthless feces words
these wordless words,
this constant hum is just
their worldwide war on words.
At the First Clear Word by Max Ernst
Today it is Open Link Night at dVerse and Linda hosts and I just link up a little ditty that I hope you might find meaningful.
October 27, 2022
Björn Rudbergs writings 
I love the entanglement you created with this war on words – more worrying are the words that are being cut like Newspeak
Indeed Newspeak might be the words that floods our world
This is such an accurate portrayal of our world today Bjorn. Trying to sift through the meaningful words and the ‘feces’ words can be daunting at times. Incredible piece.
This is absolutely stellar writing, Bjorn! You paint such a vivid picture of our current and troubling times.
Oh, yeah; the world we’re in: blah blah blah…
So many words with so little meaning… this is why poetry is important. Words have become mundane due to the lack of weight behind them. Poetry brings the weight back.
So many words in the public domain are worthless feces words. I like that. Like much on the NYTimes bestseller list. Sorry, it all just seems so…ah, dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. Is it worldwide? I thought it was just America.
Words, words and more words! Same story everywhere and your verse excellently highlights how the web of words entangles us.
A flood of well written words decrying a flood of garbage wordage! Wonderfully done.
This is super clever, Björn.
This line in particular really stands out to me:
❤
David
Words can have power, but words can also be poison — partake carefully. Strong Björn! 👍🏼✌🏼❤️
So many useless words…I was just thinking similar thoughts today myself. (K)
An assault really. With such an overload, how does one sort out the noise? Timely.
You slap the worthless words with ruthless rhythm and apt alliteration that pounds in my head and fights the noise of the worldly gibberish crowding the interstices of my brain. Excellent!
Digital communication is vaporizing language for the global tribe — making much ado about nothings. Well done- –
As word wrestler we come to know all about words, how sneaky they can be, how sharp they can cut. Bravo, well done.
Words Without Weight…
A circle of empty words that ring hollow and make you disappear, emptying minds, blocking thought: this describes the world of words that our Orwellian media indulges itself in with their circular logic. I like how you end with the same line you begin with making the point even more emphatically.
I felt the tongue twister
this constant hum is just
their worldwide war on words.
A better alternative than having to witness the war in Ukraine. Great write Bjorn!
Hank
this is meaningful Bjorn, thanks
I’m going to be thinking of words at war for awhile. Truth and lies? I like this: words that fill your voids with noise / words that block our thoughts
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Pray for peace 🕊️