AN ODE FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

(For Anyim)

Tough but tender
That’s who I am
And I make no bones about it
People call me ‘Queen’
But they forget I’m also the water jar bearer.

But in its place I want no ram
Humanitarianism is what it’s all about when lit
Especially when one doesn’t want to be mean
I can be anything including a sheep shearer.