THE LEFT HANDED CHILD

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

I am a left hander and I admit it
Freely, democratically and willingly
Without coercion or duress or peer pressure
I didn’t beg for it, neither did I buy it
God made it so and he knows why
In his infinite wisdom.

But what haven’t I suffered from mankind
Insults, beatings, torture, persecution and execution
For no crime other than that I used what God gave
Who is man to question God?
How can a root question the top of the tree?

Copyright 2009