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A Shudder of Disgust

This poem begins with the visceral phrase “a shudder of disgust” and traces how a personal sense of revulsion expands into social fear and, ultimately, a threat to humanity itself.

What starts as loathing toward a single figure grows into horror at the crowds who worship him, the atmosphere where fanaticism and mockery intertwine, and finally into a rejection of a world order that justifies division and violence.

The poem moves beyond metaphorical emotion and arrives at a point where disgust becomes a warning—no longer a private sensation, but a danger signal emitted by the age itself.

  

“A Shudder of Disgust”

 

Just hearing this man’s name makes me nauseous.

Just seeing his name makes me feel unwell.

That is what it means to feel a shudder of disgust.

 

Just seeing this man’s face gives rise to anger.

Just hearing his voice sends chills down my spine.

That is what it means to have disgust run through you.

 

Each time I see those enthralled by this man, I feel fear.

Each time I learn of those who blindly believe in him, I sense the coming of an end.

This goes far beyond a mere shudder of disgust.

 

Each time I hear the abuse hurled by this man and his fanatics, I brace myself.

Each time I witness the lewd, sneering behavior of those who mock alongside him, my body freezes.

This surpasses the level of simple revulsion.

 

Those who cry out for division and justify it destroy peace.

Those who compete in nuclear might threaten one another and repeat massacres.

Before disgust even has time to rise,

humanity finds itself face to face with death.


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