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Langauge Barrier
Our language
Has failed us.
How are three words
I’m so sorry
Enough?
How are those three words
I’m so sorry
Supposed to convey
The appropriate emotion
For the loss of a life?
How are those three words
I’m so sorry
Supposed to convey
The depth of grief
The depth of loss
The unfathomable pain
I do not
Understand
How these words
I’m so sorry
Are the only words we have
To show our range of sadness,
From apologies over trivial things
To the things that truly matter.
How
are these words
sufficient
enough?
How
are these three words
supposed to embody
every apology-worthy
circumstance?
How
has English
failed
us so?
I’m so sorry
That your soccer team didn’t win
I’m so sorry
That you burned your cake
I’m so sorry
That you lost your glasses
I’m so sorry
That you got a C on your quiz
I
Am
So
Sorry
That your son died yesterday…
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May 5, 2022👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻