We Play Charades

My first instinct is to translate / the word. Make it easier to understand / without saying the word itself. / I feel guilt for this mistake—/ for changing languages instead / of describing. Isn’t his an easy way out? / My mother and I are playing charades / alone. We make this mistake over & / over, our tongues / too quick to learn. After all, / isn’t this what we are used to? […]