I Am Limited

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Oh, yes.

So eloquent in writing.

I could be the perfect person behind any page.

I have all the time,

All the resources.

I can relate to anyone

And I can make any literate person love me.

But as soon as I open my mouth…

Nothing.

And their faces…

They are disgusted.

Like I have done something horrible

Like when I spoke

Something hideous poured out,

Something cold and ugly and vile

Something…

Silent.

And they just stare

And they stare

Because they cannot understand me.

Because I do not speak their language.

And, in a world where everyone speaks the same language

And I do not…

I am alone.

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