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11 Their Turn to Party (For Linus T. Asong) After raising our hopes With Mosiac strides Defying bullets, canons and all Trekking ghost town streets Even pointing out the promise land, What is this lethargy? Who are we now to trust? Who indeed God’s messengerPharaoh ’s magician at work Moses and Aaron at war And God’s people marooned, What is this lethargy? Of black birds in the sky Spewing grenades on my people Of limbs flying in the fired streets On we forged from Pharaoh’s Etoudi Bondage to set ourselves free, now What is this lethargy? Why bring us out of Egypt To die in this desert? Now Behind curtained caravans you watch Striding from oasis to oasis From the battle field even with the blood And the sacrifice of youths to the embrace Of your solitary comfort, Pharaoh’s pacifier. What is this lethargy? Of parliamentarians without drive Now feeding fat on the people’s faith In their campaign blandishments, Was the fight just to share in Etoudi Champaign parties? 12 What is this lethargy? Hear the echoes of laughter from ‘Mvomeka’a, Witness the sullenness of a betrayed proletariat The lion and tiger in a dance? What is this lethargy? ...

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