I want to die in your bosom,
To resurrect in Abraham's.
I want to lay down in your waters,
Awake in Jordan stream.
I want to breathe your air,
And plant my feet in yours.
Thy blood, my blood,
Thy skin, my skin.
Do to me what I do to you,
I won't do to you what you do to me.


© Precious Effiong