Maa Abena walks in disappointment
After seeing her world of indifference
“The earth is for Mr. Government
Litter it!
The money is for MR. Government
Embezzle it!
This chit is for Mr. Government
Steal it!”
She thinks not and feels not
Until she hears the chorus of the young
“…And make our ration hate and shong
Gold to efend for eeeerver
The force of freedom and of liiiiiight
Feel our rats with struu iiimi, istruuu
Make us cheerless, careless, hooooonesty
And rake us to iiisit olessters boo
With all our stretch and light forever mooooore
And rake us to iiisit olessters boo
With all our stretch and light forever mooooore”
What is this sound?
Maa Abena asks self
The sound of forceful teachings?
The sound of children chanting?
And what were those words?
Words without understanding?
Words coined for fun?
Words like water which has lost its way?
Maa Abena heaves a sigh of grave confusion
This is her Ghana to detest and love
Nothing can go right
Not even the words of the land
And nothing can go wrong
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014
Mum Cee 
9 replies on “THE CHORUS OF THE YOUNG”
I love your work…..
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Thank you very much.
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Definitely powerful written and I also liked how you dragged the word or what even seemed words, that was original and a nice read.
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Thank you charly. It is actually a national anthem, the Ghanaian national anthem; “And make our nation great and strong, bold to defend forever, the cause of freedom and of right, feel our heart with true humility make us cherish, fearless, honesty, and help us to resist oppressor’s rule with all our will and might for evermore”
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That´s even more interesting that is the Ghanaian anthem, and a very very good one I might add.
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Smiles. Thanks Charly.
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The children actually sing with wrong words, some of them actually, so they do not understand.
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Very powerful poetry!
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Thanks Helene.
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