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a misunderstood man among strangers

A lingua franca

Published on 29/07/2023 by Maciej Modzelewski1 Comment

My kids’ language is not my mother tongue.
My mother tongue is no longer a language
of mine. My everyday language bewilders
everyone else. Perhaps we all speak fluent
stranger.

Categories English poetry, poetry•Tags language, lingua franca, mother tongue, native language, poem, reflections on life, stranger
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