Ni Hao
Imagine! She lived in a China for five years
And come back asking me
“How are your knees?
But see here child
They are as strong as ever
If you please
“Oh no Mama
I’m only speaking Chinese”
Yesterday, I heard her said
To Paster Ned
“Come saw me da”
I got so embarrassed
I had to tell him “Sorry ya”
Later, I told her don’t do it again
She said, she was only speaking Korean.
She’s my daughter
But I had to ask her
What happened to your Jamaican?
It’s perfectly fine to continue speaking like the English man.
So, where ever you go and you come back here
Make sure to not confuse me,
Or you elder
I know you travel and learnt a lot a language
But when you come back here, don’t talk you garbage
Stick to your common Jamaican
Or the words of the Englishman.
Copyright © Tanya Chambers | Year Posted 2019
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