For poesy you must first find your voice
many poets clamour on social media
The clamour of poems all in English
I could almost write a poem in French
I almost know how to voice in French
above subtitles I hear foreign word sounds
Foreign word sounds do not always translate well
the English mongrel tongue spews many clues
Clues to meanings I roll around my tongue
multilingual knowledge dies with its host
Poems are multilingual cries to each other
our legacy is flying in the ether
For legacy to gain a firm foothold
in poesy you must first find your voice…
Written for dVerse Poets Pub where Merril set us the challenge of writing a Duplex poem…
© Andrew Wilson, 2023