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Bilingual Stalemate

by Dave Fitzgerald

'Es tut mir leit, Ich verstehe nicht.

Ich weis nicht uber wass du sprichst.'

At this point I held up my hand.

'I'm sorry mate, I don't understand.'



We shrugged in different accents
but I shrugged louder
to make myself understood.

07/17/2006

Author's Note: The german says 'I'm sorry, I don't understand, I don't know what you are talking about.' This is a repost because I deleted it by accident.

Posted on 05/26/2008
Copyright © 2025 Dave Fitzgerald

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 05/27/08 at 06:57 PM

Actions do speak louder than words sometimes especially when words cannot translate...clever.smh

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