Ambiguity
By Maia McGehee
“Don’t stress Maia”
Said my wife to herself on a particularly hard day
Meaning she should make it easy for me
“Don’t stress, Maia”
I say to myself on that same day
Meaning to control my anxiety
“Don’t stress ‘Maia’”
I say to my friends when they struggle to say
“Maia” instead of my old name
The English language is full of ambiguity
We can say the same thing
And mean so many different things!