Sound Poem

Whirring whirring 

Humming into a crescendo 

A cacophony 

Symphony 

Of languages combined

Rat a tat tat 

Yo quiero 

No se

Hables español?

A machine gun firing words

Ever faster and faster

Rising and falling with pauses and breaths

Laughter erupts and ends

Much like it started 
Te escuchando?

Falling into the buzz of mouths clicking 

Hablan más rápido

In between words 

Worlds 

Louder and louder 

Cackling in spanish 

Clipped words in English 

Give me 

I want 

Now 

You speak?

Bubbling from twitching lips

No entiendo

Qué significa eso

Los sonidos 

Los sonidos 

en este mundo

en ese mundo

ellos los saben

yo entiendo  

— at my boyfriend’s home