In Translation

The world comes in translation

I translate languages, colors

Cultures and gestures

Your phone calls, FB likes

And text messages

 

I even take my dictionary to bed

And look up your every move

Your kisses, your touch

Your red underwear

I read you in many contexts

You mean a lot

 

I reach out for your roots

Check all your denotations

Connotations, synonyms, antonyms

And all the words that rhyme with you

I find a definition

 

As close as possible to you

Yet it is no equivalent for you

I treat you like a proper noun

You don’t make sense in my context

Something always gets lost in translation