Monday, August 23, 2010

Who Am I?

I'm your worst nightmare.
That's right.
That dream you had the other night?
That was me.
Telling you to speak in full sentences.
Full, grammatically correct sentences.
In your non-native language.

I am your English dream.
If you dream in English, it's my fault.
I tell you to squelch your Korean
And leave it at the door.
I tell you to
Be a little adult
For 55 minutes a day.

I dream about it too.
So it's not just you.
I'm insanely curious about your world
But the hogwon doesn't care.
They care that you can conjugate the verb "to go" in your sleep.
You are so brave
And it's me that is the coward.

Louder
Scream it
Until you have a headache
And are vomiting in fear
Open class is in four days
And you are so strong
Keep going

Show your work ethic
And your child-like spirit at once
I Dare you.

Dream on.

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