Open Book Poem by Khairul Ahsan

Open Book

Rating: 4.5


If you are a writer,
Be an open book for all to read.
Do not write anything that you want to hide
Even from only one pair of eyes.

Spoken words once uttered
Supposedly disappear;
But actually they stay on
Up above the clouds, in ether.

Written words remain.
Written wherever!
Some day, some prying eyes
Will surely discover!

Uttered words, written thoughts,
Both speak about us.
So, it's better to neither say nor write
Words we would later want to hide.



Dhaka
20 November 2020

Thursday, November 19, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: advice
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The advice is principally for myself, others too may benefit from it.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 19 November 2020

Written words remain. Written wherever! Some day, some prying eyes Will sure discover! /// so, no need to hide the self thoughts, motto, ethics, beliefs, activities; have to write all in words; cause- the written words remain longer lasting and one day it'll be discovered by some curious minds.

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Khairul Ahsan 01 December 2020

'written words remain longer lasting and one day it'll be discovered by some curious minds' - yes, thank you for sharing your thoughts here, after reading the poem, @Mahtab Bangalee.

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Valsa George 19 November 2020

There is much wisdom in what you have stated in your poem! There is a saying....! Three things never come back; spoken word, sped arrow and lost opportunity. in the same way once our thoughts are expressed either in words or writings, they become public. We no more have any control over them. So we should be careful not to use words in writing or verbal form that might in future cause embarrassment or regret in us! Well articulated. A five star grade!

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Bri Edwards 25 January 2021

Some 'hidden words' could make best sellers! Does anyone think i ever hide words. Hell no! ! ! Ha ha. Ok, I really do hide...some. : ) bri

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Varsha M 15 January 2021

Yes sir. Be wise at what you say but be even more wiser when you pen for it lives forever. Good poem

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Tom Allport 08 December 2020

A truly written write it would be a much better world if all human beings were like open books? ...well penned.

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Akhtar Jawad 07 December 2020

Uttered words, written thoughts, Both speak about us. So, it's better to neither say nor write Words we would later want to hide. A great advice that has an universal appeal.

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Evelyn Judy Buehler 06 December 2020

It is a good rule to be careful what you write, since words do become immortal. This is a very good lesson for writers.

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