Learner

Robin S Ngangom

A pup coming out on the road the first time

High on adrenaline and psychotropic substances.

My little daughter only said

Remember the left pedal's the clutch

The middle one the brakes.

After you've found your hands and legs and head

Can do a little jig together

Always let old women and the cows cross first,

Don't let the boys riding on a two-legged thanatos or

Taxi drivers blasting away rock while abusing lanes

Drive you into murderous rage, and above all

Always expect the unexpected

Like the nutcrackers materialising without

Any white warning on a road you think is buttery.

The road was not built by your father.