Transl(iter)ation

I speak four languages

often, almost every day

and a fifth one,

to those who understand it.

The ‘-ck’ in fuck! is very differently satisfying than being तृप्त, संतुष्ट.

एटले सू? comes close to 

तो मैं नाचूँ? and yet it’s not the same as

so what ya?

The ‘z’ in please is definitely more pleading than the one in प्लीज, 

which is obviously more pleasing, hai na?

The madness in सरबरीत,

the arrogance of छे!,

the warmth in नमस्ते, मैं-

the tristesse of bidding goodbye, as opposed to

the hopeful au revoir.

But my favourite

is the power to use them

all together, 

all at once.