{"id":5192,"date":"2025-07-21T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?page_id=5192"},"modified":"2025-07-21T18:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:22:39","slug":"flood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/flood\/","title":{"rendered":"FLOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u00a0<\/strong>FLOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Germain Droogenbroodt<\/strong><\/p>\n


Like wide-open arms
reaching pleadingly to the sky
the branches of a tree
in an area flooded by the storm<\/p>\n

Nearby
pleaded heavenward
also of people numerous arms<\/p>\n

but in vain.<\/p>\n



<\/p>\n

A VICTIM<\/strong><\/p>\n


Gaza<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not yet closed<\/p>\n

but wide-eyed<\/p>\n

and full of horror<\/p>\n

the eyes<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

pursed the lips<\/p>\n

because time was too short<\/p>\n

for a farewell greeting<\/p>\n

for a last prayer.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Petrified<\/strong><\/p>\n


<\/em>At the town square
stands the statue
of a war hero.

<\/p>\n

He looks ahead
as if he looks to the future
as if he looks for a time without wars
a time of worldwide peace
\u2014but his eyes are petrified.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cogito ergo sum<\/strong><\/p>\n


<\/em>For the first time in human history,
technologies suggest us, advise us, give us orders…<\/em>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Sadin<\/p>\n

Socrates claimed
that one thinks first, then lives<\/p>\n

Descartes confirmed it centuries later:
“I think, so I am”.<\/p>\n

But if artificial intelligence
will think for us, will advise us,
will tell us what to do
will we then still be humans or robots?<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Athena, my dog

<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I need friendship,
and lack human warmth,
I call her and she comes immediately.<\/p>\n

When I stretch out my hand,
she offers me her paw.<\/p>\n

She cannot speak,
but her eyes say it:
\u201cI love you!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"\"Germain Droogenbroodt<\/strong> is an internationally acclaimed Belgian poet, translator, and publisher. Founder of POINT Editions and the ITHACA Foundation (Spain), he has published 17 poetry collections in over 30 countries. His work, inspired by Eastern philosophy, has been translated into 40+ languages and praised for its meditative depth. He created the \u201cPoetry Without Borders\u201d initiative and has received over two dozen international awards. His poetry has inspired artists and composers worldwide, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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