Achiase Alphabet

A is for air-conditioning, though it's rarely to be found
B is for bucket showers and tro-tros breaking down
C is for cockroaches and their kingdom made in Hell
D is for Doxycycline and our other drugs as well
E is for electricity, when the power's actually on
F is for the fan we wish we'd had but now it's gone
G is for Ghana-time, where numbers mean exactly squat
H is for heat and heat and heat and heat and hot
I is for ice cream and the huge amounts I crave it
J is for jollof rice, though the red stuff's not my favourite
K is for Kwabe and Kwasi, the boys' nicknames in Twi
L is for Linda who makes our food daily
M is for monster spiders that live on our bedroom wall
N is for the nights we spend watching Champions' League football
O is for Obruni, we're the only ones in town
P is for the pictures we take when we travel 'round
Q is for the questionable meat we find in our dinner
R is for the rice that makes me fat and Adam thinner
S is for the sun, sunscreen, sunburn and sunstroke too
T is for toilet, how I miss a proper loo!
U is for the unbelievable volume at which Ghanaians make a speech
V is for VAGIS, that's the school at which we teach
W is for waking up at 4am in our beds
X is for xenophobia, it's a fine line we all tread
Y is for yam chips, they really are the best
Z is undefined (because I couldn't think of anything)