Second Language

Location

Horrid grammar, broken speech

So hard I try, but cannot reach

This counselor who wants to teach

The basics of her language

 

In all my dreams I never thought

My life would take THIS sort of plot

This brand new land, though home it's not

Has changed me all the same

 

But I stick out, like foreigners do

Can't even talk about Doctor Who

Pale skin, blonde hair, all rarities, too

Within this land accross the pond

 

The entrance exams, how will I cope?

Then there's that audition, no time to mope

Drown my worries out in hope

And ask the College back home

 

In these lessons I sometimes cry

I miss the friends I left behind

Pressure and pain leak through my eyes

But I don't know the words to say

 

Just simply can't articulate

She says my skills will accelerate

Due to the time we dedicate

To the basics of her language

Comments

esvolkmann95

Actually, I'm an American currently on exchange. I've meet so many exchange students at my school back home, many who I became good friends with, and I knew they struggled, but I couldn't understand just how much a year in another country can weigh on you until now. Also, I did check out your poem and I think it's fantastic. It's clever, with witty wording, and the topic is extremely relatable. Good luck in the contest, and in life!

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