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HOW CARNIVORES CAME TO EXIST IN THE JUNGLE

Once upon a timeAll animals were farmersAs some farmed maize…others farmed yamsMany others farmed potatoes…tomatoes…okra…groundnuts…beans…pepper and many othersThe jungle was a very peaceful and lovely place IIOne dayAll the animals woke up to see monkey on a treeThey hailed its prowessAnd loved its anticsMonkey, loving the attention…groomed and taught its family to climbBy two moons…all […]

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THE HURTING PUZZLE

You cunning hcterw!You angry kcirp!You swiny retsnom!You worn out gip!You cut her esoolNow she’ll suck you yrd IIYou used her emitAnd flogged to lock her secnahcYou blocked her kculAfter breaking her sesnefedYou swiped her naelcAnd made her naelParading her like a ekojIn front of an amused ecneiduaYou now have stugTo crawl back to reh?I’m enjoying […]

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RELATIONAL CONTROVERSIES

Just as we love to neglect the earth due to its tenderness and careAnd praise the sky due to how far it isHuman relationships thrive on same controversyThe closer we are to anotherThe more we think them sinners…enemies…or least treat them with indifference IIThat’s why many suffer to build others in vainThat’s why many stay […]

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SHEABUTTER AND SALT

Him/He/His= SheabutterHer/She = Salt Once upon a timeIn a river heated by the sunSheabutter oiled its surfaceWhile salt tormented tongues and eyes…of the river fishes IIThough they disliked him,The fishes hated her for her stingsAnd complained to him about how She was tormenting themHe called on the Unseen She to stop hurting the fishesAs she […]

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MORALITY AND SARCASMS

“Take armsBased on qualmsTo kill peace and cut us into weeds in our own farmsSo we can beg, our made up owners, for almsYou greedy swarms…who hate to tow the calms! IIHow can we trust the pen…which bleeds ink and not blood?How can we trust the book…which leads fights with war?How can we trust debates…which […]

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ADƆFO YƐ NA

Sɛneɛ asikyire frɛ ntatiaEfunu frɛ nwansenaAkɔmbi frɛ moatiaSika ma nyansa noNyɛ saa na abrabɔ kɔ tɔɔtii ma ɔbrabiaraEnti nya asɛm hwɛ! B.Sɛ asan bɔ wo firi adefotepɛn…ɛbɛtɔ ahiafoɔ gyinabea aƐhɔ na wo bɛhunu sɛ namfoɔ wɔ boɔ…nyansa yɛ sika…ahoɔfe wɔ ne boɔ…mpo aniwa wɔ ɔtan kasaOnua nya asɛm hwɛ oo! D.Aniwa bi bɛtumi de adapaa […]

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HOW A KINGDOM BECAME A JUNGLE

Once upon a timeDogs and Sperm Whales alternated…in ruling the Kingdom of AnimalsThey dwelled on the efforts of each animalTo grow the kingdom IIThey used claws of Eagles, Lions, TigersTo protect the kingdom from invasionThey used the determination of antsThe sneaky nature of SnakesThe fire of the DragonsVoices of the NightingalesEyes of bats and owlsStrength […]

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CARE TO BREAK NOT

In this momentWhere you live so succulentEyes are forcing hands to hide their ringsHearts are forcing heads to pull their stringsLove is parcelling lust to race your haveBut know…pulling yourself together is best…so as not to pull another asunder IIEveryone is greedy to have a love to cherishEveryone is needy to own a loving journey […]

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THE YEAR OF POLITICAL PREPOSTEROUSNESS

A. growthB. plansC. adulterersD. penisesE. vaginasF. fuckeryG. well informedH. narcissistsHb. bedmaticsJ. prostitutesK. coital promotionsL. Slay QueensM. gigolosN. gangstersO. EldersP. nonsensical conversationsQ. foolsR. proper reasoningS. ignoranceT. sickeningU. criminalsV. corruptionW. electorateX. Global Laughing StockY. shamefulZ. degrading It is now proven Corona is not only the cuffs…of 2020’s imprisonmentS holds all the bars…imprisoning our A in P Where […]

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GLITTERS AND GOLD

Sometimes…we see the sky on earth…and the earth in the skySometimes…we see the flight of fishes…and stars swimming in the seaIgnorant heads call us madBut those blessed with additional eyes…see best the true forms of living Sometimes…frowns are smiles…and smiles are frownsSometimes…laughter is tears…and tears is laughterSometimes…life is death…and death is lifeIt is only the […]

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A WALKING MIRACLE

I am a multitude in oneI am one in a multitudeA solid, liquid, gas in a miraculous formMaking me a fit on this chit in life I am a multitude in oneWith a head, heart and handsWith a stomach, thighs and legsAll working with numerous veinsAnd capable bones in a successful livingLike a tree and […]

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LOSING GOD

Herbs helped heal hurting humansUntil underlings usurpedPower of its potencyDrowning doing with doubtsWorking words into wrestling winsGod the odd factor IIDue to fabrications for God’s contaminationMany a mind have veered from righteous pathsThinking the unrighteous a sure redemption Due to manipulations of fake prophetsMany herbs are now weeds…killed by weedicidesAs we search for antidotes to […]

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DIRTY POLITICS

Dirty rumours are now marrying horrible allegationsForcing elites to take stands…in supporting filthThinking their action a tug of warAs our younger ones hold on to their ropes in supportAren’t you ashamed? Aren’t you all ashamed of this dirty politics? IIYou’re all wearing rags of shame beneath your branded clothes!You’re all monsters in your selective games…when […]

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SKY’S LESSON

Once upon a time,Sky was slapped by thunder…and laughed at by lightningThe anger of Sky was so severeThat she used clouds to cover herself The clouds stopped her suns and moons from shining…and showed a frown to her earthA frown which made all humans suffer with cold… angry winds and darknessBecause of this,…an eagle lost […]

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NNAMFO BƆNE

Adamfoɔ yɛ yɔnkuɔ a ɔte wo dam aseƐnnyɛ nea ɔne wo bɛgro mmɛdamase…na w’atwa ne ho de wo ho nsɛm akɔ kyini…atɔn te sɛ atosodeɛ B.Adamfoɔ te sɛ sumyɛƆsum wo wɔ wo nhwiaseɛ muSan bam wo wɔ w’anigyeɛ muEnti ntɔkwa biara nni hɔ a…ɛsɛ sɛ etumi bue n’ano kwanƐma w’asumasɛm pue dani samantwentwen…bɛ su wo […]

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ADWENE A ƐNDWENE

Sɛ wonua nsɛmfoo nkrumah de gu wo nkyi aYɛnfa aniɛden apiripra agorɔ nhwiri…nkɔ si muNfa gyimi gyidie ndwene sɛWo bɛ si hɔ giridi…na w’asan anante te sɛ ahenemaAba w’animNti, ɔdabɔ, nya adwene a ɛdwene! B.Sɛbi, ɛyɛ ɔba kwasea na ehuru firi…ne nɛ ban a ɔde nkontompo asie so…kosi n’atanfo a wɔn enim n’ahyasiɛ apampamuƐsan dwene […]

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THE SENSELESS BUSH FOWLS

Once upon a timeTwo Bush fowls feasted on the farm of a wolfThey did so for yearsVanishing during ploughing and plantingAnd resurfacing during fruitionThe wolf laid many trapsBut none caught eitherFor they were so smart IIThese bush fowls deprived wolfOf many harvests of happinessAnd caused her many nights of tears…with dreamless sleepsNeed I mention the […]

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RIGHT IN FRONT

Some say we walk from the back…before getting to the frontBut we have seen women as shadows…for far too long III can jubilate us as mates of conductorsBut won’t go overboardBecause until a capable she gets into the driver’s seat…and deliversNothing changesUsing them as baits for a harvest of votes…is an affront in realistic thoughts […]

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THE RULING PLAY PEOPLE

You now act like similes and metaphorsThe former taunting the latter of not having bridges…for smooth analogical transitionsThe latter accusing the former…of using vague means in analogies…and throwing dust in eyes that they are bridgesTo the latter, direct analogy is the bestWhile the former thinks it too cruelThese are the political play people …taking turns […]

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NANA AND THE DEBTOR

OnceWhen the mukyia was the freshest cookerAnd daresen with water were its first meet-and-greeter every morningA young Fante woman lived in Israel…near Tabora-Alhaji **She was a known hard core debtorShe bought things with the face of a hungry and lonely catBut faced payment with roars of a dog with rabiesHer notoriety was well known…even by […]

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THE DAY TRUE DEVELOPMENT BEGINS

When there arrives a dayFor all heads to sayWhat they’re paid to sayWhen there arrives a day for words of leadersTo lead the path they’re paid to leadWhen there arrives a day for the highestTo respect decisions of the higher and high to even the lowWhen there comes a day-A day all followers will out […]

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Ashawo Diaries Now on Kindle

My newest book, Ashawo Diaries, is now on Kindle! Please get yours. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FH9T7M6/ Here are some of the reviews: The titillating intrigues of a good bad girl…delightful reading: sometimes light, sometimes dark; always with ponderous insights! – Koku Dotse Ashawo Diaries makes for engaging reading, and beyond connecting with earlier literary forebears, it is important to think […]

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GOD’S DEFIANT BEST

God is sitting beneath the earthWatching his religious teachers…embark on senseless demonstrationsStomping feetClapping handsShooting words in gun onomatopoeiasDemanding for materials through fair or foul meansHoping to be shielded by the holy ghostAs they get away with crimes IIGod sees all you school prefects of churches…under the skirts of sisters…in the trousers of brothers…under sheets of […]

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IN YOUR EYES

In your eyesSighs turn to wave their goodbyesAs a couch awaits in a home I see deep within…with laps ready for my head…and hands ready to lovingly tap me to sleep IIIn your eyesLies I tell myself die with their ugly criesAs a cold bed beckons my warm bodyA smile without hidden qualmsA balm for […]

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ABAHYƐ PRƆYƐ

Abayɛn te sɛ kɛntɛn a yɛde kɔ nsuoSa deɛ wo bɛ sa nsuo noNso ɛbɛ fɔre atɛkyɛ ɛwɔ amansan akwansoNa nso nsukɔm eeku wo fie foɔEnti tete wo ba yie…na onsiesie wo fie B.Ɛyɛ diɛn nti na awofo adane boa-pia-bɔneAmanyɔfoɔ adane boa-foa-ɛne-duduɔsoAmanaman ani adane yɛɛ-boa-tumidefoɔAma nkwadaa bɔne adane akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ adesua yi? D.Ɛnɛ yi…abaa ntia ba […]

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THE HELP YOU TAUNT WITH

Many have eyes but no achievement destiniesSo they hide their help…in complaints of flawsWhile some great others have eyesSo see talent and flush their emotions…to work them to their good…writing their names in history **I knew me from the guttersThe me whose mind was a mine…waiting to be worked onThere were many who passed snide […]

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STONES AS STARS

0When vultures force themselves…into the skin of dovesCarcasses needed to be fought for…reveal their true nature 1How do you feelAs revelations whip you to a stopOnly to let you know your motivationWas inspired by dust-in-eyes…clothed as a sparkling jem?Those sheep following pigs acting elephantsJumping for unreachable tree barks…breaking innocent branches…stomping on weak roots…and digging through […]

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KEEP YOUR WOW

Mouths have no brakes on any take…tongues will stir your issues like fufu…as teeth poundEyes will watch even in your sleep…reporting your snores…marking your turns…noting your wakes…jubilating in your nightmares…and mostly frowning at your smilesSo keep your wow…and let them keep asking how IIOnly those who study themselves to know their best…succeedOnly those who wield […]

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WHAT IF YOU MISSED IT?

Sleep of ignoranceHave seen many wake up…after blessed rainsMissing the favour of harvesting waterAnd saddled with mud from the ground of regretsPlease you, look and grab…before it’s too late IIYou complain of the drain and strain…of lonelinessWhen your neck is stiff from looking in just one directionWhat if your fate sits behind you…as you drill […]

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THE FARCE OF REVOLUTIONS

Until goats go on floats…demonstrating against gloats…of them in full boats…heading to abattoirsPeace will act deceased in this world obesed by hatred IIUntil chickens sleep their dawns…and receive crows from humansUntil horses ride their “owners”…till the soles of their feet lose their soulsUntil trees peel the skins of man…to boil for the healing of their […]

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SATAN CAN’T BE BOTHERED

I have been in the shoes of SatanAnd I must tell youYour prayers are no fire to burn his desiresYour claps are no traps to hunt his lifeYour stomping only hurt your legs…and not his pateYour guns have no gutsy bullets…which can walk his compound let alone harm a hair on his headYour bombs are […]

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IF ONLY WE CAN BE BRAVE

From fists of fate…fly flies of falsehoodsForking flocksFlipping farcesFrosting feet to fear defeat IISo hurdles win our wealthAs our hardwork is buried in our insecuritiesMaking us part of hurdles’ ownedJust because firmness fires not from the graves of our heartsIf only we can be brave! IIISo you’ll see mansions’ ownersHiding away in corners…on the floorAs […]

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ABAYI KYEREFOƆ

Sɛ obi da a…ontumi nkyerɛ obia ɔndaObi nforo afasuo nkɔhunu n’apampamu a…ɔbɛyɛdɛn akyerɛ anim anim ɛkɔduru hɔ?Asɛm sɛbɛ! AbAbayifoɔ ne wɔn a wɔdi nkɔntrɔ!Abayiwa ne wɔn a wɔ sua nkɔntrɔ te sɛ ntɔrewa…de kɔ afieafie mu kɔtɔn…de gye nsɛmkadinAbayibonsam ne wɔn a wɔgyina abayikwaadu a eni ngyinasoɔ so…pra pra…sɛi…kum bimdifoɔ a wɔde adwumaden ɛbɔ wn […]

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THESE DAMN CURRICULA

He is heckled as a hoax…who hoots at his own by hiding it…playing down on it…dismissing it…denying itWhile hailing cultures whose existence nullifies hisSo change these damn curricula IIMany a wise linguists have walked our landBut we choose Aristotle…and value ShakespeareWe use others as our courses…and spice it up with few of oursSo how will […]

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BELIEVABLE LIES

We love believable lies…compared to unbelievable truthsSo we live in the lies and kill our truthsWhile praying through false channels…for positive resultsWhat is the formula for this crude mathematical hope? IINo one lies happily in lies…and expect to be comfortable in the grave of truthBodies and minds get comfy…with what they’re fed as time adjusts […]

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TOO MUCH TO PAY

“We build the field we grazed…before moving on to build us”Were the words which were the chewing sticks of eldersSo we lived like robots…and grew indebtedWe pay our debts…and are blindsided by time…which wheel us to old age and buy us rage…before our awakeningJust because we have too much to pay IIMother’s joint balmsFather’s eye […]

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WONDERMENT

They say life is not a race True Life is a teacher with a strange whip One that whips you when you trip By making all fake friends die in time of need Only to resurrect in success II They say light decorates a tunnel’s end True Because it gives excuses to all those lost […]

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WHY DIFFERENCE BECAME A FEAR

Once a god created a mouseIts squeaks made men meekBut time showed its destructivenessAnd same men began to freak out IIThen the god created a catIts mews wowed mankindIt also went after the mouseForgetting same god created themGetting applause and pats from humansTill fascination turned into indifferenceAnd mankind called for another kind IIIThe same god […]

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PREACHING THE PAGAN

“Prempeh My pastor says paganism is prison of soul Its profit is pain Its purpose is pitiable And its pleasure is a plague So you must convert or lose me” Mercy Opoku says without lifting her eyes to meet his II Conflicted, Prempeh prepares to meet her pastor on a rainy day He sits in […]

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SAD OXYMORONS

Ignorant teachers!Lawless lawyers!Partial judges!Murderous doctors!Farmless farmers!Flightless pilots!Unbankable bankers!Unpresiding presidents!Actless actorsWriteless writers!Unselling sellers!Driveless drivers!Wayward preachers!Snake sisters!Brutish brothers!Murderous children!Unprofessing professors!Are all like loveless lovers…cheating their ways into revered statusesHiding behind the cloak of fake tiesDeceiving the trying to fry in regrets…of not doing enough IIWhy is our habitat turning into a tree…with wingless birds?Why are chickens acting […]

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DIƐ EHIA

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 […]

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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 […]

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PLACES

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 […]