Warnings to a stubborn child
From Planet 231
by Eric Ngalle Charles
A poem in English and Bakweri by Cardiff poet Eric Ngalle Charles, on his flight from Cameroon
‘Mama-ma weloooo, Njiya Ne Njiyalene
Tata-Ma Welooo Njiya Ne njiyalene
Wama Nuka Too Mooli mekolikoli Zri Ngweya Zruu
Zri Na muko Moli Mekolikoli Zri Na Ngweya woo
Zri Nene Jujuke Na Mevomba
wa neya ene zre ya mawongor’
