Mother’s Tongue
1 min readDec 1, 2019
lost
left it
behind in some
nfikyire
that far place
you know
aburokyire
a promise-land B4
& even
εnnεmire
it’s there you find
my Twi self
w/no
abusuafie
Glossary of Twi Words
aburokyire overseas
abusuafie family house (matrilineal)
εnnεmire in this day and age
nfikyire backyard