Philipp-Lankan Stutter Poem by Shushan Artinian

Talk to me in English, please,
For I understand it well and speak it with ease.

Still, many expect little of me, being a Lebanese Armenian,
Yet, I'm surely better at it than many an American;

Up until I bump into a Romanian or a Sri Lankan,
Whose English pronunciation is worse than an Indian's.

I suddenly forget my lifelong knowledge of the language,
And utter ridiculously, 'Me go now'.

Strange! Why did I stutter in Philipp-Lankan?
To this mystery, is there any explanation?

Perhaps, fearing that I might be totally misunderstood,
I mimicked the speaker, as a talking parrot would.