Xenophile

“There is telepathy between hearts.” @positive women0 on Instagram 

“Your Heart is not a lock, it should be already open.” Her Pen Pal, Hallmark movie 2021

Can’t speak Korean

know a little Italian,

even less Spanish.

Can read a few words 

of Gaelic

none of French or Hebrew.

No attempts on German

or Middle Eastern dialects.

When a song is heard

or a poem is read,

emotions are translated

in any language.

When I hear Salvaje

or Suelta. 

My body moves in Hispanic 

dancing tempos.

When I heard Oxtail Soup

in her Korean tongue,

felt someone loved left her

taking memories with them.

I never knew her Grandfather,

but learned this poet’s love.

We should all embrace the sounds of our differences.

Learn from cultures other than our own.

Together we’ll recognize this world 

is not small and closed by insecurity.

It’s open and it’s wide like a new book, new song.

We can always be a teacher and a learner.