Speaking one language While I think another Language schizophrenia Orphaned phrases Still lost in the translation Struggle in the mire Am I the same in the two Or subtly different in both A split personality I am divided In cross channel confusion Belonging nowhere Half my heart in both Stuck somewhere between the two With no solution Lost my direction Vacillating endlessly Impossible choice For losing one half Is to lose half of oneself Semi sacrifice Now I have to live A bipolar disorder My divided brain Half English half French Yet belonging to no-one A foot in each camp