Nwam, chelu! Chelu!
Child of my womb, wait! wait!
Do not be in such haste
As you find your path to the other world again.
Sit here, on my laps, beside your father’s fireplace.
#8. Ogbanje Chelu!
Juliet 'Kego Ume-Onyido
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