Misinterpretation Poem by CHARMAINE SIMPSON

As though I speak a foreign language
One that most can not seem to understand
I gather the words from my mind attach them
With emotion and feeling that clearly express
My thoughts or the message I wish to convey.

Something happens somewhere in between
As though each word that I choose to form
Complete sentences - will reach my lips
Then seems to be taken as a kind of jumbled
Interpretation that is non comprehensive
Mixed up dialogue which then only can be understood
With an absolute incorrect misinterpretation.

This then leaves me completely confused and bewildered
As I am aware of what leaves my thoughts and hear
Myself say quite clearly say each word in an obvious
Manner of interpretation with emotions attached.

Is my mind that disarranged?
Are my thoughts and feelings so confused that I do not
Have the capacity to make the correct combination to
Fit the words that connect to the emotions that belong?
The worst part about it therefore is that I am not even
Aware of what is right or wrong- or who is right or wrong?



April 2007