HAPPY SADNESS

Sometimes I wish I were Satan
…newly sacked from heaven
To find a way to burn it and its beings

II
Sometimes I wish I were an obedient angel
…in a worship
To worship you like a tireless soul
And praise you without a thought

III
Sometimes I wish I were an immortal being
To live forever to you shower
…with praises and complaints
Just so you can forever feel your mercy and unfairness
Just to sync with life

IV
For you made life hot
…and cold
Warm and sold
An up with its downs
And I’m tired
Of going through doors of each’s stress
…and happiness
Surely my emotions are like fluctuating electricity
…changing with every happening
Making a queer target
Of a mythical happy sadness
In this transient world out of you
…out of You –
…God
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © July 4, 2021