ON SELF EXILE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

(For Ngafor Antoine. He and I know best the man who left without a forwarding address)

I will rise and speak
When everyone else is silent
And I will tell the truth
The whole truth
Let no one stop me
Not even my parish priest
Because after the rally
I`m taking off
I will go never to return
And without leaving a forwarding address.

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