Alicia Arslanian

A Human Interaction

A bird screaks, a small dog barks back:

woof, woof, vogh, vogh, haf, haf, bow, bow, blub, blub.

The language doesn’t matter, for she could 

not understand him as he bit into 

her words with his teeth, ignoring her sweet

bird song that she cries over and over 

it is perfected, but together they 

are void of harmony, so the two whine 

over and over. As she stays close to

her empty nest, the dog marches on close 

to his owner. She reattaches his

short lead. The silence is resumed once more.

A conversation for the bilingual,

a calling lost to the monolingual.

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Written by Alicia Arslanian

Hi, my name’s Alicia Arslanian and I’m a 21-year-old English Literature and Creative Writing graduate, living in Manchester. I love writing and hope to one day write a big ole film so you can watch it through the enchanted box in your living room.