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| Scarlett Johansson in Lost In Translation |
"Poetry is what gets lost in translation." Robert Frost
When did we become strangers?
Did it happen gradually
or
was there some shift in the Earth
and
two people who were friends
suddenly
became unable to recognize one another?
We used to complete each others' sentences
Now
We speak different languages
live
in different time zones
We have developed a permanent case of
lovers' jet lag
Effortlessness transformed into intentionality
The words are still there
but
the poetry got lost in translation.
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Mary's Mixed Bag, Let's Go To the Movies
Did it happen gradually
or
was there some shift in the Earth
and
two people who were friends
suddenly
became unable to recognize one another?
We used to complete each others' sentences
Now
We speak different languages
live
in different time zones
We have developed a permanent case of
lovers' jet lag
Effortlessness transformed into intentionality
The words are still there
but
the poetry got lost in translation.
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Mary's Mixed Bag, Let's Go To the Movies
