Tangier, Morocco
Great big logs from goat head stew
No cause for concern.
East by the coast road.
Algiers: old city; purveyors
Of undercooked eggs.
Turds become softer
Nothing drastic, just less firm.
As you would expect.
South on desert tracks
Tinned rations clog our innards
Swollen, shit-filled guts.
Infrequent motions
Cast adrift on desert sands
Lonely sentinels.
Sub-Saharan bush
Fresh meat, brackish well water
Exploding bowels.
Niamey, Niger
Beer, rice, bananas, more beer.
Fecal perfection.
Then, Nigeria --
Barbecued bush meat, cheap stout,
Anal confusion.
Africa's armpit:
Cameroon; tainted grilled fish,
Ruined underwear.
