"Ordinary life does not interest me. I seek only the high moments. I am in accord with the surrealists, searching for the marvelous." ~Anais Nin

28 October 2015

Poetry Wednesday #13

To My Fellow English Speakers:

Though English is my native tongue
(and, in truth, my only language except for a smattering of
curse words from around the globe)
Sometimes
I don't
Understand.
Sometimes I must translate every word spoken to me -
Somewhere in my brain there is a backfire, a
dis
        con
                 nect
Between words and 
Meaning
And what comes from your mouth
And teeth
And tongue
And throat
Is just sound.

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