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Broken English

I have broken English
and every other language I once knew

Then:  I had much to say
Now:
silence
sighing
and the crumbs of words

Francais
Portugues
Putonghua
Bahasa:
all shot through

Where there was sound:
now only light
Posted on November 23, 2021Tags cultural immersion, free-verse, languages, poetryLeave a comment on Broken English
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