His name was malik, but he said it was chad
maybe it is, in his native tongue
the conversation that followed was bad
the lack of understanding stung
" i am doing all i can to help you"
even though i'm a million miles away
impersonal and broken english
if only i could understand what you say
Jan 23, 2015
Jan 23, 2015 at 9:36 AM UTC
His name was malik, but he said it was chad
maybe it is, in his native tongue
the conversation that followed was bad
the lack of understanding stung
" i am doing all i can to help you"
even though i'm a million miles away
impersonal and broken english
if only i could understand what you say
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