Come

Come (To women, esp. those who care) Come For The lights have all gone, The torch lamp’s weary To drive darkness Away for Darkness is eternity! Light your candle In order to bequeath To the humankind The heritage And be saved! Come The seclusion unbearable O come woman Come noble creature To console the suffering Human race By the soft sound of your voice Your turtledove voice And Speak when you come That Chinese I like so much And Come when the winds blow Come when trees crawl Come when birds sing Or to loving mates are calling And Come when I come Let’s come together, all our life! Oh, the night and the torch lamp O at a dark night of a rainy season And At Elobi for a forlorn student Like me It’s strident O my Allah give a woman To care for. Yaoundé, June 29, 2002