the unnamable

I know that I must do what’s right,
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.

Of course he should do what’s right, but he isn’t sure exactly what that is! The moralistic tone of the first line makes one think of his duty to his girlfriend, yet the image that comes to his mind is of the majestic Kilimanjaro. Is it right for his instinctive attraction to this land to overshadow the obligations that society places on him?

-Editorial: Toto’s Africa