Unfamiliar Surroundings
The pilot says
We're landing in thirty minutes
thirty minutes to prepare
for a new land
a new language
new people.
Should I be excited
or scared?
I left my friends,
family,
my old way of life.
What if they think I'm too different?
What if I talk weird?
Will they want to be friends with me?
I can't go back to where I was
This is my new shot
for a better life.
There's nowhere
to run.
Outside the window,
the sun looks different
the cities look unfamiliar
I realize
I cannot express my feelings
in English
what am I suppose to say?
what am I suppose to do?
There's only
one way out
The only way out
is through
Take it in,
talk to the people
make mistakes,
fall,
get back up again
fail better.
After nine years of that,
I gotta say,
I've got it all down.