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Broken English

I love my broken English

Am in love with my broken English

Am honored to have two other languages

The ability to think from language to language is one that many don't experience 
The ability to bring vibes from one language to another is one, that many envy

Sometimes it's like a train, English flows easily before it gets to a halt
Sometimes it's a bus with many stops, some harsh, some dash, some flash
And some mistakenly whether car or train, crash 
Some like aeroplane, are up there in the air
Building their own castles
Creating unfamiliar words

Whether writing from kikuyu to English 
Or kikuyu to Swahili and then to English 
Or just writing from the little dash of English that I learnt from my English classes,
With poetry,I can still escape 
Whether in the veiled grammatical errors
        Or just like a volatile chameleon

Copyright © Njeri Hunjeri | Year Posted 2015

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Shaunda Lindsay Date: 4/5/2016 2:52:00 PM I've only spoken English so this is something I've never really thought about. I do have many friends who speak in broken English and I think it's quite lovely. Very sweet poem. I enjoyed it. Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 4/7/2016 7:10:00 PM thank you Shaunda, nice to see you here:-). i will be visiting your page after this. i so much appreciate the visit

Angie Millan-Acosta Date: 11/17/2015 9:19:00 AM I love my broken English too. You made look so fun and it is. Thanks. Love your poem. Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 11/17/2015 1:12:00 PM thank you so much Angie :-)

William Gray Date: 2/28/2015 4:03:00 PM Hi Njeri, love this piece. Your a natural poet, with great expression!. A deserved 7, my friend. Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 11/17/2015 1:11:00 PM thank you William for the comment and the seven. am sorry about the late reply

Lewis Nyaga Date: 2/25/2015 11:08:00 PM Great pen on the adds of being multi lingual Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 2/27/2015 12:43:00 AM Yes. And am sure you know the feeling too:) thanks Lewis

Julia Ward Date: 2/22/2015 11:53:00 AM An exciting read - thanks! Alicia, xx Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 2/22/2015 10:12:00 PM Thank you Alicia, blessings

Debra Squyres Date: 2/22/2015 11:33:00 AM All smiles when reading this... delightful and how blessed to know more than one language. Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 2/22/2015 10:10:00 PM Thank you Debra, blessings

Sandra Haight Date: 2/22/2015 11:16:00 AM Wow, Njeri, you are so blessed to be able to think and write in three languages! Your poem is amazing in the way you describe your thought process in expressing yourself, and you have done so magnificently in this poem! 7+Fav,Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 2/22/2015 10:09:00 PM Thank you Sandra. When I was little I didn't like learning kiswahili and English but I didn't have a choice either. my mother tongue language is Kikuyu. But now that am older, I appreciate the lessons.

Tim Smith Date: 2/21/2015 6:32:00 PM As long as your feelings or meanings come through your errors are not an issue...Tim Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 2/21/2015 7:01:00 PM Thank you Tim for your kind words. But sometimes I notice errors after its all out there in the public. Which can be kinda embarrassing.

Sara Kendrick Date: 2/21/2015 4:29:00 PM It is great to be able to use more than one language..It will get better the more that it is used..God has blessed you with opportunity to learn and the ability to learn the languages..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara Login to Reply Njeri Hunjeri Date: 2/21/2015 4:34:00 PM Thank you too Sara, blessings.