Polish sounds like someone
crinkling newspapers
between their hands,
Magda told me.
swisha swisha swisha
you're right! I said.
and English sounds like
someone mumbling through a
mouth full of cake or
sweets, she continued.
wonwon mrumbla mrumbla
sure does, I chuckled, and
French sounds like someone
with a bad head cold
honking through their
nose like a seal:
ahn ahn hahnk hahnk
and Dutch sounds like
someone with a chicken bone
caught in their throat, I added:
graachchcht hwaachchcht
we laughed and laughed.
swisha swisha swisha
wonwon mrumbla mrumbla
graachcht graachcht
it's times like these that
make life worth living.
