A Simple Kuthia

 To you who say I should pull out of Panthou,
 To you who threaten with fiscal sanctions,
 To you who say Panthou is not mine
 I ask you 'Where the hell is Panthou?  

Let me tell you: Panthou is my home

That man, who was an illegal occupant – remains one.

To you who say I should withdraw
understand my history, listen to wisdom;

Listen well, you who say I should pull out

If one wants to move into his old homestead,

 It is futile to say to the illegal occupant: Go away! Off my land!

Simply put down a kuthia in the garden

 If the illegal occupant is wise, he will evacuate

-- the land.

 This poem is inspired by the Sudan and South Sudan's conflict over Panthou. Panthou was annexed to Kordofan in the late 1970’s, following the discovery of oil in the region and renamed Heglig. South Sudan recaptured Heglig in April 2012. However, the international community, ordered an unconditional withdrawal of  South Sudanese army from Heglig. South Sudan withdrew just after ten days of occupation.