Kolawole Ajao - If

If
He
Degenerated
Like
Roots
Of
Shrubs
Amidst
No
Sin
And
Guilt
Call
Him
A
Saint

If
When
In
His
Prime
He
Wined
And
Dined
With
Men
Of
Valour
Call
Him
A
Hero

If
He
Ever
Spoke
And
Sat
With
Sages
And
Poets
And
Etchers
Call
Him
A
Polyhistor

Kolawole Ajao

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