Second Language

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