Tension grips tight,
fear and anxiety
that I have to beat back-

I needed help for it today,
and I have to remember
that it's okay.
But I still hate it.

But soon,
I'll be one step closer,
almost done
having learned all the French
this place can teach me.

Then I'll turn my eyes,
twist my tongue,
bend my eyes to Russian
or some other language
"just" for fun,
"just" to satisfy the yawning desire
to gather up languages and words
and scatter them out again,
much as I do with stories.