IDOC Ballad

Some schools demand only FAFSA

To dole out their scholarship pay

Em’ry uses IDOC to make sure that

Their students are as poor as they say

Before the great IDOC was open

The ‘Profile’ was a criteria

The payment required, however

Was not allowed when from Nigeria

A fee waiver solved that one problem

So to the post office I flew

To buy a good letter-sized envelope

To put the tax papers into

Filling out forms had been tedious

It seemed to take more than an age

IDOC, beyond that, required

A signature on every page

Another obstácle presented

Though Profile’d already been paid for

My parent’s good foreign papers

Weren’t letter, but myst’rious A4

I visit’d the financial aid office

And while ‘twas a very nice place

The info I got there was useful as

Slapping myself in the face

Good scissors then solved paper problem

Just as waiver had given me hope

In manila I ‘serted my documents

And lickéd the good envelope

With burden in hand I progresséd

To post’ffice and sent it sans fear

My IDOC adventure is over

Until February next year