Barrier Language Poems

These Barrier Language poems are examples of Language poems about Barrier. These are the best examples of Language Barrier poems written by international poets.

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

© Line Gauthier  

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

© Jim Healey  

I have stood on this shore in constant threat,
too disheartened, undecided and torn apart
staring at the unreachable, horizon so shiny:
trusting my instincts, reciting words of

© Andrew Crisci  

“The Language of the Undone”

I prefer 
them 
over humans
those velvet souls 

loving 
the lesser 
parts of me 
always

more than anyone 
else cares to admit 
they

© Candide Diderot  

Lovely day today 
Sun dancing on top my skin
Super relaxing

© Jaquay Atkins  

Flobodobba-dob? asked Bill of Ben
Dobba-flob? Ben asked Bill to repeat again
Ah!! Dobba-flobbing flobadom Bill confirmed with linguistic skill
Flobbing dobba-do dob do Ben wrote down with

© Paige Turner  

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

© Krish Radhakrishna  

Elena is a visiting nurse, she's
also my sister in law.
She shared a story with me,
that practically dropped my jaw.

She didn't mention this couple's
name, there are

© Michael Tor  

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

© John Williams  

Pillars of Truth don't fear examination 
they are masterpieces of patience to be looked upon and acknowledged 
They are marveled with madness 
but sadly they

© Timothy Jacks  

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

© James Kelley  

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

© Cameron Hartley  

Let the sun meet the moon
and the dusk embrace the dawn;
let parallels form a plain
a bridge to unite East and West.

Let language be no curse

© Edward Babatunde