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Foreigner

Thoughts and beliefs bubbling in my head

Yet when the nozzle opens

The water remains stagnant

The chute blocked by a language barrier

 

An English lad and a French Claire

Both hearts galloped in stampede

The two magnets draw in spontaneously

But does love exist from the front cover alone?

 

The vast terra firma

Perforated in years time

Earth plates sever the one masterpiece into pieces

The scraps bounded by a shimmering blue frame

 

Engineering, Psychology, and Humanities

All in uniform language

But still segregated

Even with a paint degree

Does the artist know what note the musician is playing?

 

A gallant soldier

Survived the war of “learn how to speak German”

Two languages under the belt, but 6,498 to go

Illustrious pride stifled into humility

Will there ever be a language compromise?

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Written by
michael-mitchell
American
Published
Apr 18, 2013
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A free verse poem about the cruelty of world language barriers.

~M&M

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