I Battle With Englsih
I battle with English
They often ask as me where I'm from
I reply, "not from the English"
I live with in the west with my mom
No siblings no pet just books to read
I read grandfathers books, in my language
In English I know the little I need
I always carry my books in my luggage
I travel to the east the west
I find it hard to co-mmuni-cate
The big words won't let me rest
They say I'm doing awful at this rate
I tell them that I'm not English
I see spelling errors when I type
com-pu-ter helps me with my English
It's a disaster when I have to Skype
But I am who I am
I can't speak Spanish, Venda or Punjabi
A failure is not who I am
Just not afraid to admit I battle with English
Copyright © Nothando Ngoman | Year Posted 2016
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