How do you say “hello,”
In French?
-Que voulez-vous.

How do you say “I’m fine,”
In French?
-Je ne veux pas parler en ce moment.

How do you say “escalate,”
In French?
-Nous devons parler.

How do you say “I love you,”
In French?
-N’allez pas, s’il vous plait.

How do you say “I love you,”
In French?
-Le train sera ici bientôt.

How do you say “I love you,”
In French?
-Comment font vous dite que c’est fini dans l’anglais?

How do you say “I understand”
In French?
-Enfui aussi vite que vous pouvez.

How do you say “drop,”
In French?
-Laissez-le tomber.

How do you say “stay,”
In French?
-Laissez-le tomber.

How do you say “It’s so coincidental,
How it was about this time of year
When we first met,”
In French?
-Laissez-le tomber.

How do you say “It’s funny
How you go,”
In French?
-Vous achètes le bouteille de rhum
And sit beneath the hot sun
And think about the words
“laissez-le tomber” over and over again.

How do you say “The  loon
Has finally made off
With my hat!”
In French?
-You keep holding
To that bouteille
There, beneath the hot sun
Until you have forgotten
All of your French.

How do you say “Give me what’s left
Just a little darling.  It’s over,”
In French?
-You don’t.
You just,
You try to think
Of something else to say.