Ntorɔ ne ndaadaa nyɛ ntɔriwa ne mako …na yɛde ato amamuo so anua apotɔ de ayɛ ɔman nkwan Ahunahuna nyɛ akofena …a yɛde adodɔ mpanyindie kwan ama wɔn a wɔhia so nantiɛ Saa nso na ntrɛne nyɛ atwedeɛ …na yɛde afro akosi amanmuo adaeso mu Enti yɛnfa adwene mpiri ɔman yi mu som b. Sɛ […]
Author: amoafowaa
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. :)
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ALL IN REGRETS
There is a bunker in every soulWhere dreams, never to be realized screamParcelled in regrets never to be mentionedRegrets which add their marks to eyes…always as sadness IIThere is a basement in every spiritWhere aspirations see their expirations…through impossibility asphyxiationsAsphyxiations caused by fear…judgements made and unmade…procrastinations…failure’s future fussesAdding tears to pillows…like dawn dew added to […]
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A PART OF MOTHER
A part of mother feels very numb When news of her children molested and murdered are reported Because she is a farm untended A blessing intended And a sure blossom which must be attended …to II A part of mother feels odd When news of her regal children report them slaves For she has comfort […]
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THE LOVER I WANT TO BE
I don’t want to be your weaknessNeither do I want to be your meeknessI want to be the strength you use…to counter all abuseI want to be the guts you get…to fly your success jetI want to be that light in your dark…to help you make your markI want to be the energy you get […]
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ENOUGH OF THE DRILLS
Let the hurdles be still So I can, a little bit, chill And rest my poor bleeding quill Halt all the haunting bills So they stop dangling, in my mind’s eyes, murderous pills …which give cold chills For I have been through enough drills II There are flowery lives …I want to taste There are […]
Probity is placing people in places …and keeping pace to let them power II There is the sun for days …and moon for nights When a sun appears in the dark It is like humans walking with their pates …an anomaly The moon knows it can shine not in the day Even a little overstay […]
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THE UNTHINKING WISHMASTER (A Fantasy Poem)
There is chaos in heavenAn earthling who is monstrously driven…is in a perplexing sickness hiddenHer soul wandering in the desert of the desertedAs she prays naked…taunting God to dare watch what He created at factory settingsGod Himself orders four giant angels to guard and guide her…till she fights fair in life IIThe struggling soul seeks […]
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THE COMMON FOE MEMBERS
They bonded…bonded on their hatred like pins on a magnetThey bonded…drawn together by their anger towards him like flies on fecal matterThey bonded…overlooking their personal clashes…promising to crash and burn their foe into ashesAnd so they schemed and haunted himIn that big office IIThere was always tensionWhen they sat together for a moment without his […]
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EKURO A ENWU
Ekuro a enwu tesɛ aboa ohuruyɛƐma wo ɔyiaw wɔ ne nkekamuNa ama wo anidaso wɔ ne nhuhuyɛ muNso nhuhuo ne nkeka no bɛdi asesa saa kosi honam mprɔyɛ muSɛ honam no ansɔre anfa anibere ankum aboa no aEtwa no nnya ahotɔ daSaa na yareɛ koankrɔ yi akɔyɛ BYɛde ɔbrɛ akata anibrɛ soAma mmrɛ ɛɛyɛ yɛn […]
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NSAKO’S EGO
/Kojo Nsako lived like an angry king in his houseAlways tormenting his spouseAsking her to leave his houseIf she felt like a mouse in place of his spouseMaame Adobea bore it allAnd lived humbly through many a roaring call //He did as he pleased and cheatedHe shouted as he wanted and defeated…herMany were those who […]
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A CYCLE OF HOPELESSNESS
Some people burned their skins …to begin a healing in your favour Some fried their hearts in painful guts …to lay a foundation for you to build But you’re now on the field …playing blame games …digging out the already laid …neglecting the land and emboldening enchroahers 2 One will feel you will scar you […]
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE
See …he loves differently Raining dew to sew warmth …in my cracks II See …he loves differently …giving me space to trace my aces Making his valid cases in my accepting paces III See …he loves differently He craves my arms and trusts their strength …and loves my chest as a treasured pillow IV See […]
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SUNS AND DAYS
Some suns rise …they rise through clouds Some suns rise …they rise through rains Some suns are lucky …to rise through clear skies But some suns …some good good suns never rise to bless their days Still all are suns worthy of mention II Some suns shine They shine through their clouds Some suns shine […]
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ANSWER THE CALL
Sometimes a cock crows to call for help …not to wake the sleeping Sometimes a dog barks in its own danger …and not to alert its owner of the approaching Sometimes, just sometimes Even eagles fall and break their wings …their walk is not a call for laughter and slaughter …but a call for a […]
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GOD’S INSTITUTION
Once, A man strayed like a cat …into a pleasure realm unmeant for him Leaving his realm of gold a scattered mess Rains of sadness met her beauty But many a higher mind met …and called on his realm to forgive the mess And she complied II Twice, The same man strayed to eat in […]
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OPINION SHOOTING
I thought common sense …has written boldly that stance determines chance …and enhance the dance of thoughts and tongues But tongues wag in nags to push our nation …to lag behind By engaging in tug of wars …dividing many a gullible in their support And forcing nobel hearts and capable minds …to climb the fence […]
Abodin ne nsamrane Ammodin ne amaniɛ Mmataho ne amanie Ɛyinom n’adani amanyɔsɛm b Nso nka amanyɔ akandifoɔ te sɛ kukuo a esi gyaso Ɛgye adwene adwene ahoɔden …nua de ben ɔman Nso ɛnɛ yi …adane anokwa …bɔhyɛ hunu …ntrɛne …kɛtɛasehyɛ efra prɔyɛ ntama kɛseɛ d Nea ankasa yɛse ne hoo …ɛɛgye nsɛmbɔ Nea anka yɛfrɛ […]
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FEAR AND WORK
A little spark of fire …can raze down a living desire …of a successful empire Put Corona in place of fire And you’ll see the problem for its worth; dire II When fear tiptoes around a working mind Mistakes take wheels and grind Which soul can sit through danger …not only of self But of […]
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VILE VULTURES
They hang on top of tall trees …like shadows in the dark Their noses on radar …searching for who and or what will fall In order to swoop down for feasts II They are the best friends of death …those vultures! They are one of the biggest benefactories of death …those vultures! They are part […]
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AN ODE FOR EDDY
When humans play life’s pet And their good suns set They leave memories of their shine And cause their beloved to whine That’s the analogy you’ve left behind …in my mind II I hear the pleasing sounds of impeccable English I hear the beautiful sound of a laughter so ticklish I see your shadow even […]
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PLAY A GOOD TRUMPET
Play a good trumpet Not one with rusted channels …and broken tunnels To stop you from turning puppet …on a fool’s set II Play a good trumpet So you can cut the cowering clowning …of your sewing tempers Just as the sun lights the earth …at a good positioning Your posture tells your stature III […]
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THIS COVLIVING
0 Why future’s bells rang not …in warning Why a virus’ wires sparked not …for a knowing Why many a fear piled on pates after pates …to distort our fate Drive madness on killing roads …in fearful vehicles 1 We must go and we must come We must sell and care for our kids We […]
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BAMBOOS AND THE WOODPECKER
Once upon a time, Bamboos were the most feared plants in the forest They wore their honour like warriors And were ready to fight any leaf, …any branches …any stone Which as much as touched their sticks Even rains were not spared their brunts II One day, A very desperate woodworker was roaming the forest […]
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MAN AND THE JUNGLE OF AHODWO
In the beautiful jungle of Ahodwo, Man killed the Dragon King, leaving the jungle to mourn and prepare for a replacement enstoolment. Since the Dragon King was the last of his kind, the king-makers decided to choose the next king from the cat family. They were considering either Lion or Tiger but decided to let […]
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TOO TIRING
I’ve waited on you for a decade Hoping for stability Praying for the station in your love nation But you keep switching off and on Making me stuck in your mud …and never moving on I need you to please stop now …this play of here and there II Please don’t act like waves …courting […]
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NUFU MPƆNƆ ƐNE ATUFO AFRƐFRƐ
Wa wrɛ wo ho te ɔpramire Ɛdetwɛn sɛ wo honam hyɛnhyɛn bɛ woso obi ama n’atu wo sɛ emire …a esi esie so Ɛmre da wo honam pɔ yi so oo b W’ahyɛhyɛ wo to Ahyehyɛ wo bo …tesɛ Tafo akutu a abuo Aso wo pɛsɛ obi dɔ ka wo hyɛ ebuo mu? d Mpenatweɛ […]
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INFOCOMEDICS
Once, Fruits fought for fairness Fainting and fencing Fisting and flapping Saying threat loomed because Pawpaw was made the king of the Fruitdom II Some fruits nitpicked on the everchanging colour of Pawpaw Claiming he was like an animal …green in youth …yellow when ripe …brown when rotting …black when destroyed It annoyed many others […]
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CHOOSE YOU
There are many instances love turns sour Spreading through all corners of head and heart a sore …always pushed to the fore I believe no rat should live with a cat Because in famine, one will use the other for sacrifice We all know who will lose II In a situation where you have to […]
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UNDER THE SOKOTO BRIDGE
“I’ll meet you under the Sokoto Bridge Through the Akuase Ridge Bearing a love letter carefully typed by an honoured cartridge You need to be there if you don’t want to think me in a fridge II I hold the ails of my heart …in the cave of my hat Ready to turn your cuddling […]
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POLITICAL CHAOTICAS
We were here …in peace Before some chiefs schemed to lose power …by gaining it in dubious excesses We were here Before politics toppled chieftains like a young warrior beating the old to a pulp The peace had been breached for despair to leech us dry to painfully teach Wars of emotions and physicals apexed […]
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CONFLICT, THE MILL OF LIFE
There will always be a cause Which will always duely force …advocacy even when false Because conflict is the mill of life Ib There will always be a situation Which will always seduce due affiliation And push for a dire demonstration in a quest for emancipation Because conflict is the mill of life Ic There […]
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LOUD RUMOURS
Smoke is not fire But duly points at a fire …even without a visible source Sometimes a rumour is louder than a shouted statement Because it forces ears of their characters …to walk farther to decipher Forcing a knowing through a hearing …backed by taboos of why it exists So think not that you say […]
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LIFE’S RIDE
When your best calls out your rest And your crest pounds on your breast Turn and learn Ditch the churn of your bruised and battered pride II For our lives are ladders to climb And our faults are blocks to build Shield with no defensiveness …walk your thoughts Relegating your best to better …to push […]
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NANA ADJEI SIKAPA
Yɛɛ kan nan a ɛɛfro owuo bepɔ a Yɛnkan adwen kɛseɛ nka ho Efirisɛ yɛde yɛn humee srɛ nkwa tintin ma abenfo Enti ɛbaa ne sɛn na Fofie adane yɛn mununkum nisu yire yi? b Etire yia wo de kɔ yi yɛ sika tire Sika a yentumi mfa dwɛtɛɛ biara ntoto hoo Adwene a wo […]
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LET’S GET UNCOMFORTABLE
Let’s get uncomfortable You rolling your eyes at a police stop Knowing you’ll, with ease, go through unscathed While a Black you …goes into submission …begging in their rightness …while panicking at a gun which might take their lives before judging to ascertain their “crime” II Let’s get uncomfortable Shall we? You, free to think […]
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POWER AND TIME
It is true two suns …can never occupy a sky …at the same time But the sky liveth not to day And changeth its suns by day While growing into fullness …its moon by night Shedding to birth another by the month So think not only of today II Your power towers to cower Your […]
Many are those who are confused and have refused to acknowledge the plight of Black people in the world. Funnily enough, those “many” are mostly White people who would never want to step into the shoes of their Black counterparts; not even for a second! Now you have many of those people saying emphatically “All […]
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GOD’S EYES: THAT VILE VIDEO INVENTOR
I’m sure they’re fuming …fuming at how devilish he is They sure might be cursing …cursing at him for putting out a tool …which outs their foolishness …by empowering minorities against their clouts They surely are not amused II But for this camera in a phone Who could’ve known some white perfectionists …are trouble makers […]
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WHERE THE FORMULA GOT FLAWED
When bibles killed most idols And turned regal beings into illegal citizens Through slavers’ ships guarded by overseers’ whips The formula of God got flawed II When black became the colour which power lacked And white rose in a cheated chosen the former’s fall arose As the world watched either in a run for captivity […]
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BEFORE OUR RIVERS BECOME A SEA
Before our rivers become a sea We need to put out smoke from the fires of hatred …with love II Before our rivers become a sea We need to shed minds Which have stored videos of affiliated cruelty …with time III Before our rivers become a sea We need riverways of trust Devoid of stumps […]
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FENCES AND FATHERS
Faultless fathers flame-out faults …and form fenceful friends Filing forcefulness with flair Filling feelings with firmness II And their affection drives us through directions Better pathed to bolden our strives Pushing dreams to cut out screams In our Cupid land of love III Living in their shelters Drive off predators For they’re like bullet proof […]
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ONE BIG TREE
Amidst a storm Some leaves will survive But their branches won’t Some branches will survive But their stems won’t Some stems will survive But their roots won’t And their survival promise not their survival in their next storms The world is a tree Humans are the roots …the stem …the branches …and the leaves Whoever […]
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TETE WO MMA
Tete wo mma te sɛ abrabɔ mu asraafoɔ Nnyɛn wɔn te sɛ ahenfie abosom Efirisɛ onipa biara wɔ owuo buo mu …ɛɛtwɛn ɛda owuo bɛyi no akɔto ne pono so …adwedwa b Ma wo ba barima nhunu sɛ efie adwuma hia Ma wo ba baa nhunu sɛ sika adwuma hia …ɛma no mpiri mɔdenmɔ wɔ […]
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BEFORE YOUR SUN SETS
Before your sun sets Be sure to be in lust and in love Be sure to bite the dust and be, in tempers, above II Before your sun sets Be sure to be a sore and be a cure Oh be a bore and a fun III Before your sun sets Be sure to burn […]
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A FINER GENTLEMAN
I housed the cage of my rage in my image My tears climbing a mountain …and pouring in and out of an internal fountain Making my smiles painful even on an eventful stage Until you walked in II Never knew I would see me In a blessed be Footwear put on my legs by hands […]
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FORMAL WEAR
I was a visitor Never wanting to be inquisitive But I ended up in their hall …with no ear plugs As Maame Duku watched in horror The full “glamour” of her grandchildren As they tell us of their grand outing II “I’ll never understand this The heat and your layers of shrouds! I’ll never ever […]
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WHO I AM IN BLACKNESS
Who am I in the advocacies Which are pushing us to climb another stair of success …in this racial equality quest? Who am I? II I sure am that girl who would’ve died in the disgusting slave hunt For my pride couldn’t stand to be called a Cunt And my ego couldn’t stand the horn […]
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WORDS UNSAID
Sometimes, in the face of anger and accusations The heart pushes the mind to drain all insanities …for its calm While blocking the mind and its thoughts II Sometimes, defeat dangles deceit of shame …attaching it to silence But words unsaid have no judgments III So you can cripple me with your curses You can […]
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PITIABLE PERSONS
Those born with silver spoons in their mouths Mostly have heated knives stuck in their asses Making it difficult for them to breathe But the shine also ban them from crying Creating fountains of tears in their hearts Fountains of tears which contaminate with years Turning bitterness into bullying …and looking down on others II […]
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EVIL WATCHERS
They all saw the hawk Swooping and gaging the chick But they all connived to gawk As the hawk caught the chick II They then turned around to hypocritically moan Showing their faces to the hen When they saw how it, with its cock, mourn Claiming they feared the hawk’s den IIb Are hawks lions? […]
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