Latin? In Germany!

Are you holding a grudge? About?

I’m not sure that you’d call it a grudge

But a niggle I certainly do

It’s rankled me for many a year

Though it may seem small to you.

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Picture me in Germany

at an English speaking school.

Three years into secondary school

So thirteen years or so.

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I’d changed schools

for the umpteenth time

Cos that’s what army kids do.

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So my new school is in Germany

What do you think they do?

They won’t let me do a German class

They say it’s Latin for you.

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You know a bit of Latin

And we need more in that class

We won’t be teaching German to you

Though you’re living in Germany.

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To put the thing in context

It’s a very big army base.

Joint Headquarters, Germany

The biggest base there was.

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You’d more likely meet Canadians

Or U.S on the base

You’d rarely see a German there

Afraid that was the case.

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So I did fine with English

The Latin not so much

Although it’s helped with word games

With learning grammar and such.

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So three whole years in Germany

And I barely speak a word

Picked up a bit just here and there

But really it’s absurd!

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I did a bit back in England

And have dabbled a little since

But I wasted an opportunity

And it really doesn’t make sense.

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I know it’s been a long time

I won’t be taking revenge

But is it wrong it niggles me still

And I still get cross a bit?

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