THE VICIOUS CIRCLE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Let`s break this circle
And get out of here
Or do we want to go on limping
As if we were punished for the world`s sins?


Copyright 2011

A SLIP OF THE TONGUE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Did he really say that?
Or are you kidding?
Does he know what he`s up against
Or does he think that because his retired uncle owns the town
Everyone is now his slave?

All they can do is feed themselves fat
And keep everyone else, even the widows dangling
And then turn round and accuse everyone else of betraying angst
Does that tart really know he’s a clown?
Yet the lout thinks that in the entire world he alone is brave.

Copyright 2010

THE FON`s young wives

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

We were near the end
But not dead
When the first Nchinda yawned
And we thought the cat was found
The Fon pulled out a loaf of bread
And his young wives he started tending.

Copyright 2010

TWO MEN UP

By Tikum Mbah Azonga
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The vice chancellor stood up first
And he did so without any prom ting
When the stewed then rose for thirst
Everyone was yelling and pointing.

Copyright 2010

MEN WHO REFUSE TO GROW UP

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Not all men refuse to ride high
Some dig in their heels
And immediately sign the attendance register
Only those who enter the room with wet pants
And whose only word of honour is "Huntingdon"
Talk tongue-in-cheek
By so doing
They think they`re spiting the former prime minister
Yet at the end of the day
When the balance sheet is drawn up
They will be the only ones with protruding shirt buttons
Rounded red faces, distended and dehydrated bowels
And worn out trousers that refuse to buckle.

Copyright 2010

SEEN FROM BEHIND

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

I missed the ladder
I missed it by inches
And in its place
I had goose pimples
If you doubt me
Check out the back stairs.


Copyright 2010

DELAYED BIRTHS

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

If I had my way
I`d change this world
I`d ditch Thora Hird
And put off all births till May.

Copyright 2010

TROUBLE AT THE PALACE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Let them know
And let it be known now
That the cock didn`t crow
Neither yesterday nor today
So, there is something wrong
If the `Prince Héritier` doesn`t return
We`ll all be in deep trouble.

Copyright 2010

THE SCENARIO

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

When I return
It will be the Feast of the Passover
There`ll be no cryptic intimations
No canon fodder
No cyanide guava.

Copyright 2010

RETURNING CITIZENS

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Ice cream, just ice cream
That`s all I want
So if you`re long at the rail crossing
Be prepared for the wrath of the returning citizens.

Copyright 2010

COCK AND BULL STORY

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

We all stood on the bridge long enough
So don't listen to them
Despite the hurricane
We stood our ground.

After the tempest
Came the raz-de-marée
They certainly weren't there
So, don't believe a word of what they say.

Copyright 2010

WORK AND FEVER

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Do you work here
Or are you just visiting?
If I`m insisting
It`s because my worst enemy is fear.

Copyright 2010

RENT EMBARGO

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

How about you?
Are you exempt?
You haven`t paid your due
So don`t mention the word, `rent`.

Copyright 2010

THE CHAIR AS WEAPON

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

She tipped the chair
She did it intentionally
On purpose
She did it so that I would fall
And then she would play the Good Samaritan.

But I also have my fair share
That’s why I sensed it intuitively
And quickly fetched the red rose
Surely, it wasn’t her childhood football
But it was God-given salvation from Satan.

Copyright 2010

THE TAX COLLECTOR

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

I’m not a county Court judge
I’m only a local tax collector
Worried about tax evasion
And the yearly shortfalls
Don’t show me the bench
I want the tax tickets.

I won’t be the first to fudge
Neither will I be the first council housing evictor
What I need is total conversion
Even if it’s at the Ayaba Falls
No one, not even the garden wench
Can any longer hide behind the thickets.


Copyright 2010