Best Language Barrier Poems

I couldn’t understand the language she spoke,

at least not all of it,

but the emotion pouring past her lips, 

the tears in her eyes, her clenched and shaking fists

enunciated more clearly,

than any piece of English Poetry I had ever read,

and grabbed me, held me still.

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A friend once told me
How he was fascinated by me-
By how I could walk up to absolutely
Anyone and be their best friend,
Switch cultures like t-shirts
Emblazoned with "I heart
Fill-in-the-blank..."
I'm not sure quite how to explain
How once you've observed society 
For long enough you realize
That just about...

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A Chinese man who rolled his rrrs
Went into a shop to buy cigars,
He said, "Ri'll rav Renry Rinterman's rover rhere.
The grinning owner said, "Your English is bare,
But give me rifty rollars, here's your rox of rigars."...

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A sweet coed from Kalamazoo
met a young man in Lima, Peru.
But her lack of Spanish
made him feel less mannish
and hand signs were all they could do....

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Lovely day today 
Sun dancing on top my skin
Super relaxing...

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She arched her slim self,
Spun around,
Blushed a bit,
Held the river railings,
With both her arms!
No words were spoken,
But the body said,
If you love me,
You are on!

He squared his jaw,
Looked masculine,
Shaped his eyebrows,
Smiled broadly,
And held out his arms!
No words were spoken,
But the body said,
I do love you,
Let’s...

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Nothing lonelier than being alone in a crowd
standing still in a bustling sea of aliens 
they speak their dialects and look
right through me as if I wasn’t there

Feeling insignificant I don’t belong
and everybody knows it
like an imposter trying to fit in
but wearing the wrong camouflage

I...

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