DIVINE VISIT

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

(For Prof Daniel Duprey who taught me La Linguistique Générale at the University of Besançon in France)

God came to my place last night
Accompanied by Professor Daniel Duprey
And his retirement papers
Stragely enough, the prof didn`t carry Melcuk
Nor Benveniste
Nor Jakobson.

In eighteen years, he hasn`t changed if I`m right
For fear of picking up the wrong ray
The Virgo man hasn`t wavered by one iota
He moaned about unfairness of life and Kirkuk
Especially as they called someone "arriviste"
But Prof had the latest edition of Ibsen.


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