Root out the clever people
I root out
the clever people
inside my head
I’m not intimidated anymore
by the words of clever people,
who speak with such passion
the world doesn’t change because of the chatter
of speakers in seminar rooms
whose pronouncements are published
on the pages of newspapers—
maybe their readers are in awe
but the world doesn’t change
when the newspaper is folded and put away
(Translation of Mendongkel Orang-Orang Pintar by Stephen Miller)
DOI: 10.1080/20512856.2023.2296688