THE DETERRENT

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

I am not a Gentile
I come from the hills of Ngan-ha
Ready-made with belt and sandals
I stand here today not to plead
But to summon.

I may very well be vile
I may even have been to Upper Sanaga
Yes, but don`t conclude like the vandals
That clad in borrowed robes, I can`t lead
I won`t serve God and mammon.

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