flew in from Germany
she couldn't speak a word
of English.
she could speak about six
other languages,
Italian, French, etc.,
but not English,
my only language because
our education system
has failed us.
this became a problem,
but we worked it
out using hand signals.
for food, drink, and sleep.
we were both not unlike
the gorilla Koko
for about a week.
it was fun, but exhausting.
i couldn't wait to drive
her to the airport and wave
to her as she boarded
a plane back home.
making tear like drag marks
on my face
with my fingers.
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