[Verse 1] I write in kana, leave kanji for now I’m learning each step, seeing where it takes me From Persian chai to a grammar review I follow the words, they lead the way [Verse 2] From Appalachia to the coastal plain I carry my roots like a steady flame Italian questions, Japanese dreams Sometimes it’s messy—rarely pristine [Chorus] Shh! I’m learning Wrong now and then But I ask good questions And try it again I don’t need to rush I don’t need to shine I’m learning in pieces And that’s by design [Verse 3] I prefer supper to dinner, embrace the glottal stops I watch my language through everyday peaks and valleys I skip what I don’t quite know how to write But I still show up daily, and that is my might [Bridge] I’m not here to impress, not chasing some test I do what I can, and that is my best The grammar may shift, the meaning may bend But the love for it all—won’t ever end [Chorus] Shh! I’m learning With silence and fire I don’t have to know To still reach higher I’m not always right But I’m never alone In every new sentence I carve out a home [Outro] So here’s to the pauses, the rewrites, the tries To honest mistakes and softened replies I learn without boasting, and that’s my art— A quiet, persistent, linguistic heart
