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WHEN BOOKS BITE

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Grandma said she regrets

When she saw many reading she frets

And asked me to learn to read

So my voice can be heard and my mind freed

II

I read about unfamiliar cultures

Which were acting like vultures

Zooming in on our almost lifeless cultures

And feared the thoughts of pecks of the vultures

III

Why did Grandma curse me?

That was something I didn’t want to see

If I knew the books had teeth that bite

I would never have gone in for that fright

IV

Now many of these books do bite my brain

The blood in my brain are falling like rain

What is the cure? Can I be un-literate?

A pox on thoughts that created this brain. I know it was deliberate

Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015

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Just a simple Ghanaian trying to find the best in our society. I may be fun, I may be interesting, I may be funny, I may even be foolish or intelligent, but it is all based on the mood in which you find yourself. I believe our minds make us who we are. Know that, pain, no matter its 'unbearability', is transient. Unburden or delight yourself for a while in my writings please. And all corrections, advice and opinions are welcome. Know that you are the king, queen or royal on this blog. :)

19 replies on “WHEN BOOKS BITE”

My laptop is too awkward to carry around with me and too heavy. It’s 17 inches. I suppose because I grew up in the age of typewriters and notebooks it’s easier for me to carry a small journey and just jot ideas down. Anyway if I carried my laptop I’d always be looking for an outlet to plug in.

Same here many of my writings don’t make it to My Blog but I believe what’s meant to be shared is shared and my other thoughts are for me and God.

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I carry my laptop. It is like a disease. I feel comfortable typing than writing but when the laptop is not with me, I write anywhere and everywhere space will allow. I can’t count the many thoughts I have covered with sand on earth. Too bad they never get to be seen.

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The seed was planted long before you were told to bite, now have taken the books to fight. There is nothing you can do but to surrender for now, you not only have been bitten but you have written a bit that is befitting. Good morning Cecilia, many blessings and peace

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