THE DUTY TO PACK OUT

(For Ngum Ngafor)

Pack the things

Pack all of them

Do so carefully

Don`t scatter them

Because I know you too well

You have overstayed your welcome

You have turned a handshake into an embrace.

We`re not interested in your slings

Even if you taught our mums how to hem

We know our rights fully

And we`ve been to Bethlehem

So, why do you want us to go to hell?

Where you are is not your home

Don`t you realize you`ve lost the race?