Lost in Translation

HangingbyaHalo

Lost in Translation 
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Most of the time I was very careful with my voice. 

Analyzing choice of words like they held the secrets of the universe, or could trigger Hiroshima like devastation.

Yet to you

I speak..

..A lot

Often It is as if the words convert to a forgotten language somewhere between my lips and your ears.

Like they have lost their way.

Pictures on cave walls open to interpretation, never quite correctly decoded.

I am blue in the face, Foolishly wasting breath.

 I study your facial expressions desperate for a sign of understanding.

But, There is none.

I keep rasing my voice louder repeating what I believe to be a simple communication. 

I am not okay
I am not okay
I AM NOT OKAY!

like perhaps it is not that you dont understand me.

Maybe you just CANT HEAR ME!!

My screams had the reverse effect 

So I resorted to silence.

And when I did 

we never spoke again....

Now I sit staring at glazed over eyes void of anything but my own reflection.

Which is funny..

Because I am the only thing that has ever really been consistent.

Years of searching to find nothing is untouched by time.

And, There I am again.

Just me.

Consistantly

Lost in translation.

-B-

  • Author: -B- (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 18th, 2021 20:55
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments3

  • L. B. Mek

    purposefully Bold language,
    Insightfully immersive imagery,
    bravely intimate, Poetry..
    thanks for sharing, an impactful reading experience

    • HangingbyaHalo

      Thank you šŸ˜Š I am finding it easier and easier to share with all of the positive feedback. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

    • Neville

      I am rapidly becoming a fan .. you clearly have a unique voice & use our shared passion to voice it and express yourself so very well .......... Neville

      • HangingbyaHalo

        Iā€™m flattered. Thank you šŸ˜Š It is a wonderful thing to have people feel my voice and enjoy it.

      • A.H. Browning

        ā€œ Years of searching to find nothing is untouched by time.ā€
        Amazing and thought provoking words.



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