I am a polyglot stuck in an Anglophonic world. My partner, my family, and all my coworkers are monolingual. I feel so imprisoned by the cultural laws of today's world. Because of what I am, I am not allowed to be who I am. I'm not allowed to be complicated. I'm not allowed to be anything other than an Anglophone. I am tolerated as long as my words are English. Society loves me as long as they don't see me. Then I am labelled a thief despite the languages and cultures took me in after I was discarded by the rest of the world. Now it seems like repressing is the best course of action for me. Hiding isn't enough anymore, I have to actually stop being my who and be my what.
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