ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN
It is very strong and agile among the cat family It hears and see things while resting on the tree It is not known for aggression but defending its territory Hence Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn is the symbol of our security Who then is he that flays the leopard? He who take security with no regard He whose people are protected by a vanguard Yet to him the security of others is of no regard He says Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn is nothing but illegal And I wonder what to say of his people who are local They go everywhere with arms and it is so legal That the whole world thinks it is abnormal Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn does not go about with any arm But the civilian vanguard threatens with arm Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn's people can not help but cry in alarm Because the armed civilian cause more death than harm Now if you call Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn illegal Is it not hypocritical? When you give terrorists an applause which is regal? And stop the terrorised from protection which is logical? (c) Juwon Osanipin An excerpt from my book,...