Amarga
Si me
exprimieras y lavaras,
exprimieras
y lavaras,
exprimieras
y lavaras,
y yo formara espuma
como la
hoja amarga
que
dejas demasiado tiempo fuera y se marchita,
no me podrías
exprimir
toda la
amargura que tengo.
Bitter
If you were to squeeze me and wash,
squeeze me and wash,
squeeze me and wash,
and I foam,
again and again,
like bitter-leaf
left out too long to wither,
you would not squeeze
the bitterness out of me.
Ifi Amadiume, Nigeria.