Poem: “Servant-Kings” by R. E. G. Armattoe

Leave them alone, Leave them to be Men lost to shame, To honour lost! Servant kinglets, Riding to war Against their own,

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An illustration of servant-kings
An illustration of servant-kings

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Servant-Kings

Leave them alone,
Leave them to be
Men lost to shame,
To honour lost!
Servant kinglets,
Riding to war
Against their own,
Watched by their foes
Who urge them on,
And laugh at them!
Leave them alone,
Men lost to shame,
To honour lost.

Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe
Servant-Kings
Servant-Kings
Reference
Team, LP. (2024). Poem: “Servant-Kings” by R. E. G. Armattoe. Literature PADI. https://www.literaturepadi.com.ng/2024/07/17/poem-servant-kings-by-r-e-g-armattoe/ (Accessed on August 9, 2025 at 07:50)

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