The smiling sun can dry And it can also heat to harm II Angry rains can grow some plants And it can destroy many and drown beings III None can live without air But its seniors destroy and kill many living IV Even the moon does lead in darkness But serves as eyes for murderers […]
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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THOUGHTLESS
Like snow tainted with mud She sits in indulgence Allowing religion to cuff her like a soldier gone bad Letting society push her into second place As her conscience whips With canes of guilt Time has licked some of her wounds So in denial, she accepts Thinking her cool self will calm her opponent But […]
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DANCING NAKED
Nothing can hide Our joy in ride Oh nothing can hide Our smiles so wide Not even clothes Can aid our foes Let us dance naked Dance to the sweet melodies of fireflies let us dance naked With our photographers as the moon and stars Even mosquitoes will only add To our melodies in harmony […]
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WHEN YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE FLEES
Like an ‘akuaba’ feeling static in beauty Hoping from stage to stage feeling supreme Testing all the best there is in skin creme She used her nectar to taunt and haunt Now Rakia sits in thoughts when ageing scent becomes palpable She now sees what she was Plantain which greened and is now riping Ringing […]
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PALE AND STALE
Her face is pale Her breast has turned stale No great air for her weak children to inhale All her knights have decided not to bail Her strong children, like brainless goats, fail As all her fishes are turned into “koobi and momoni” Cooked and fried, others will eat, love, breathe and exhale II A […]
I have three wonderful things to tell you about!This Saturday 19th September at 9pm at Accra’s +233 Jazz Bar & Grill, Noella is in concert with her official band, The Djimba World Band. The show will start at 9pm sharp and they have designed a pulsating two hour set list for you to feel the […]
She is a feminist, founder of an NGO which is making waves in Ghana by pushing young girls into leadership roles, she is brave, elegant, outspoken, intelligent and bright. Our guest post is none other than Hikmat Baba Dua. AMOAFOWAA: You are welcome to Amoafowaa.com HIKMAT: Thanks. It’s an honour to be featured and I […]
Their eyes can’t see Without developing legs To rush to their tongues To make so much noise To open the gates of their mouths To bless or curse other ears Munafiki, shame on you! II Like drums destroyed News trickle through their ears And flow loudest through their mouths Like they hoard megaphones in their […]
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CATTLE OF EARTH
Like fishes choked by water Like birds choked by air Like trees choked by the earth Noses choke by air of life How noses fight air Thinking to win, beats imagination Who fights the earth on which he stands? No matter how carnivorous earth seems Who can fight and live on it? We are cows […]
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NO WITS HERE
Many sit with their news on their laps Some sit with their youngsters by their sides Like a human with cow horns All eyes turn to me and mine As he jumps like an antelope Neighs like a horse Shakes like a buffalo And runs like a Bolt on weeds I am the only being […]
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THE STRONG TOWER
The tower knew not its strength But stood and held the weight of many Amidst the storms The rains and the high sun It stood strong It took all the bullets And felt the painful airs Eating into its lungs But still stood strong Until a little child knelt at its feet Shed tears And […]
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GOD THE TAILOR
He sows spirits into body clothes And leaves the seams bare Every step undo a thread Until the bodies’ clothes fall As the spirits develop wings And fly in myth To the unknown Of course a huge bump scatters all threads And so does huge cuts and hits As other factors melt or burn the […]
Beauty lives in eyes which stand Never in closed eyes Amedzofe is a beautiful lady Her curves show supreme As her hairs are woven In beautifully strong trees Sweeping the very grounds she walks A snake must be feared but can be beautiful Snake of a road lies in her bosom As stones arrange in […]
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FUN MIRAGE
Dazed by the loudness Loudness like the deafening rain Current songs battle the old Black girls with fake blushing cheeks And short shorts show As boys to men show dressed in mosquito nets Drinks abound From “apio” to energizer Chewers of mouths parade Dancers with no moves parade Humans like ants follow One after one […]
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KEJETIA GHANA
Sounds for customers rise and rise Instrumented by adverts of medicines Which supposedly cure all ailments Mixed with microphones of preachers Who preach about endtimes, the gift of giving Compulsory tights and offering As some sing in voices of frogs and nightingales II Humans, like ants, line haphazardly Many drenched in sweats heading in different […]
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CLOTHES OF DARKNESS
I wrote this poem last year and I dedicate it with my whole heart to the judges caught and are hot. I dedicate this to all intentional-sinners in darkness who act pious in daylight, someway, somehow, your darkness will be consumed by light some day. Don’t dwell on fallibility then.
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JUDGES IN JUDGEMENT BOXES
None by law could touch them Like Gods with voices in finality They wore wigs white like wisdom prostitutes While their minds wore clothes Which washed itself with blood of innocence And fed fat on filthy monies from criminals Darkness of camera shielded their horrid sides As they paraded like mighties taunting sunshine While splashing […]
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CURTAINS OF MEN
Tears flood Flood hearts of earth sustainers Making their breathing herculian As most men hide behind the curtains of feminism Shedding clothes of responsibility Any cry for help And the curtains’ waves slap With hot irons of “women can do better” Feminine mouths in confidence Are dubbed chants of witchcraft Like a war of ego […]
Eyes wake facial beings Ears look, stand and gape Mouth opens slightly, smiles and renders tongue naked Cheeks roll in fists Nose just smells the happiness As stars bath naked In the fenceless sky II Which soap sparkles so? As to light and show On kings in a fenceless sky? Could it be some sparkling […]
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THOUGHTS UPON THOUGHTS
I stand a sinner Chasing thoughts making me thinner Racing heart causing me breakage As unknown tomorrows sing me songs II I don’t know I don’t know if the heads white leaves Will showcase me tomorrow Still two handed instead of three III I don’t know I don’t know if this mud’s wrinkles Will showcase […]
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BROWNS AND GREENS
When plants are in complexion green Their colour does make them mean And like peacocks, their feathered leaves Raise their shoulders to taunt Shaping their strong spines to flaunt Making brownly-attacked sicklers peeve As they cry at the haunt II They buly the air And dance with winds Daring Tsunamis to come like angry waves […]
Sun, you have a day And your day wears the most pious clothes In the whole wide world II Sun, your clothes are sinless And they sparkle like you As they turn most sinners Into hypocritical hollies III Sun, may I ask a thing? You sure aren’t without sin Are you? Because you shine And […]
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FADED BLINDNESS
You were to me the golden goose That laid my golden happiness And made sure I sparkled, even in heat But one knows not what awaits If the hands are freed to search No matter how precious something is, Once left to go It dissipates into nothing So I set you to sail From the […]
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AND HE TURNS FOUR
Like a gentle flower, He made his way through my highway In speed Crying for the usual jubilation So small, raising questions of his being And he made all happy Never knew he was to face hurdles gargantuan In his easily countable stay Boxing sicknesses Wrestling illnesses Damaging unwelness And the flower churned He so […]
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MEN IN DYNAMICS
Some men are like cockerels They praise “Your beauty! Kokrokoo kooo” Loving the rays which help them shine But always work for their stomachs only Still wanting coolers to burn their heats When their fires spark II Some men are like parrots Chirping in gossiping Living with no shame Kissing and telling and hurting and […]
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the lioness
This is plain but sophisticated in attraction. Felt decently tingly. And yes, with my heart on fire.
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He’s A Flower
For the first time today, I feel masculine. Yes, like the flower, likening it to my shadows in light to reflect the real me. I feel like loving and living, while I have the time. Thanks Deanne.
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“TO RISK”
And at this moment, the metaphorics hit me in the face. But I love the minty truth in this piece. Wisdom given for free. Try this.
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PERHAPS IF I ASK HER NICELY
Originally posted on – MIKE STEEDEN –:
Why on Gods earth would you leave me All alone, heart broken in two Leaving no note to explain of your motives Without even saying adieu ? I mean I gave you all that you asked for The diamonds, the Rolex’s, the yacht The race horse, the mansion…
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Cocoon
Here, I feel like the persona, in the one place none can get to to harm. That feeling is cool. Trying putting yourself in here and feel as I am feeling now. Come on, try it.
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Spectacular Sunset
Originally posted on Creating Heaven On Earth:
Bringing along my Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, I went for a walk on the evening of September 1st after a long day of cleaning. Literally I walked into Magic and OH was I ever happy with myself that I had brought along my camera! During that entire walk…
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What’s In A Name
Originally posted on Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth:
Mother: Oh hon look at our little lamb Pictured in the sonogram She looks so small so sweet and dear I just can’t wait til she is here We have her crib, some clothes her wipes her Toys, layette sets and her diapers One thing though…
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To Love A Man
Originally posted on Restored People Community:
?? To Love A Man Would Be To Me The Ongoing Road At Sunset Nothing Facing Me But Eternity Shared With A Lover Who Will Be There ? Sunrise, Happily Someone Warm To Hold Me To Smile As Our Lips Meet To Love A Man Is Wonderful But Above,…
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Pink Shell & Magnetite
Originally posted on IreneDesign2011:
Beautiful Handmade Silver Bracelet with Pink Shell & Magnetite Would you like to wear this bracelet? Please let me know, thank you 🙂 You can find this bracelet here and other beautiful Jewelry & Accessories in my Etsy Shop Enjoy a happy day Irene
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It’s Already A Matter Of Time
Originally posted on Aubrey's Arch:
I trust my dreams because they always come true In one way or another I prove this is true 8.9.15
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The Joy-Killer
Originally posted on joyindestructible:
Sad-bad-times regurgitated; then swallowed back down Jagged edged accusations; adeptly stabbed in the heart! Memories twisted by denial into shame’s thorny crown Piercing in martyred skin; shame pressing pointed dart! Loved boy-child now, angry young man of raging renown Bringing father shame; breaking ever-loving mother’s heart! Insane drug-driven mad-man; lost and…
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The Mandharai Leaf
Originally posted on Simple Moments of Life:
Earlier this week, one of my friends spoke to me about a South Indian delicacy called Kanchipuram Idlis. We then went on to talk about how these idlis are sometimes steamed in small cups made out of the leaves of the Bauhinia Creeper plant; locally known as the…
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Sea
Originally posted on Hortus Closus:
The song of the sea, I can not live without it. It solaces me. When my heart is darker, it Gives me hope, it calls me.
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Seven Billion Murderers.
Another interesting one.
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Baba–yoruba
Today I feel like roblogging interesting posts I come across. Here is the first.
I’d like to see God as a playful father One who loves for me to do my desire And warns when He sees that there is fire If I hear not, burns bring Him running II I’d like to see God as that loving father Who knows my faults and my strong hold And knows […]
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THE SICK DOCTOR
Stitching skins Fixing bones Like one with God’s hands She lives like sickness’ feared zone None dares to look for any ills In her body territory But sicknesses know the saying A cat is best suited For the safekeeping of meat So what she healed Crawled like dying snakes Into her being and gained strength […]
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A LOVING TRACK
When I told God I was emotionally broke He let me your view poke I told the Almighty He was on ‘coke’ Because I looked at the gentle you And so no equation to work us two Then I thought of Satan’s hound And thought he had me bound So I sought a rhyme I […]
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TAMALE TAXIS (CRAZY STANZAS)
They sit like wrinkled elders Staring into their coffins Mouths whose hands steer shout “Sagnerigu! Dungu! Kpalsi!” II A look at their bodies And hearts feel their failing heartbeats Bodies need to beware Lest their bones cut for revenge For their peeled skins On their tired chairs Show their shy nakedness But backs care not […]
Drums, engines Receptive, rebellious, forceful, first Loving, hating, regretting Beats, hurts, remorse, sad Quitting, apologising, retaining Freedom, bitterness Human Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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NO FREEDOM IN BREATH
Thoughts of childhood swim in limited freedom Thinking money, food love give happiness in this lifedom As time flirts with growth And conceives maturity through experiences We get to know There is no freedom in breath II Plants dance with the air But most breathers live on their deaths Trees bear weight Their skins pealed […]
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CARNIVOROUS TEETH OF ALIEN RELIGIONS
We were like flowing rivers Free Worshipping through nature Matters of guns, bombs and brutal killings were rare Until our arms embraced Our minds did lace Our traditions turned mud And washed ashore Alien worshippings II Did we not know That their teeth will one day seek blood? Did we not know That their thoughts […]
Problems, like raw yams, Itch tongues Urging them to roll Like red carpets Aiming for knights to come through Shut the mouth tight And lock it in For ears abound Hovering to make fun forever With you on your painful problem stage II Problems like chopping onions Sting the eyes Forcing them to cry in […]
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DROWNING TEARS
As goats’ fur hide their sweat And hens’ droppings Hide their urine Fishes’ tears drown in rivers and seas Swimming is attractive But permanent livers live suffocated As none sees their distress None feels their fears As they drown in their loving waters Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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WOE OF MAN (CRAZY STANZAS)
They deemed me; a little shoot, weak Too fragile to any good seek And God did give them a puzzling trick Storms uprooted I fell and they laughed But He kept my roots intact Throwing loamy soil on them Giving them fair rains Fair sunlight And fair air II Still neglected I grew with loads […]
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