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. :)
Wow! Insanely gorgeous With a mouth like St. Georges You are that wow! That I need to ah! II Totally crushing Actually blushing You are that wow! That I need to ah! III A body like a rock I am awe-struck You are that wow! That I need to ah! IV A floor to dance […]
Mirror of mine What is this you show? I see eyes guarding a nose I see lips hugging and pushing I see ears, standing erect Cheeks show support Chin and forehead holding their own Is this me or what you want me to see? I did ask clear water It shook its head And made […]
An Irresistible Literary Tiger Nut …Sebitically Speaking is released ACCRA, 14 AUGUST, 2015 Sebitically Speaking, described by Daily Graphic’s Samuel Obour as ‘an irresistible literary tiger nut every lover of Ghana must chew’ has been released in paperback, written by the Ghanaian writer and engineer, Nana Awere Damoah. The fifth book released by the writer […]
I Ei! Mud has been freed from the prisons of rains, Tasted the sun to dry And has gained the hands of winds To turn dust So terrorises eyes Because it now has wings to fly II Look! Just look at the human Fed to grow on cassava Through poor calloused palms Now saying “ewwww” […]
The trouble maker Found its trouble shooter And like a skilled hunter Who feels haunted by powers stronger He burst like smoke And vanished into thin air No matter how long bells of troubles sound Their shooter will get them mute and on their knees So let’s wake in wait For the trouble shooter to […]
We must be a soul In two bodies working for same goals If the goals’ tolls Demand one’s role None must seek control And kill the role No voice of a mole Must play a role We must fall, and stand tall We must talk as we walk We must hold when it gets cold […]
In a land like ours Betray bands are tired Their drums are bursting Several hands are busily beating But fem-pom chaosing Is man-dom feeling Pan pan please, We need release II Akua Attaa is a charming goddess One many war-worship But she uses her prowess To penetrate Abena Abankwa’s mari-ship Knowing not that […]
Dead sins resurrect When their children call collect They have a perpetual connect Their catalyst, one who sternly inspect II Marrying your sins And procreating in sealed tins Make them grow fins Like live fishes with strong resting wings III As cool rains on heated days A sin child covers shame decays But does dug […]
He says I am a devil A devil because I’m evil But I still remain civil Sensing his taunting peril II Then he starts explaining “Your voice is made by Satan Sucking all breaths like harmattan Your body is in bloom like the seductive flower Your mind has too much power Making me feel so […]
This me is an illusion A sub of its real allusion Causing commotion and creating confusion Reality and dreams are in fusion There is no solution To clear this confusion It is a timed illusion Which needs to mature in tuition Until it completes its mission And pinches its allusion To wake to stop the […]
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Shaibu Abu-Adama achieves a double record! The first person to order Sebiticals in the UK and the very first person in the world to lay hands on a copy of the brand-new book! PS: Even the author doesn’t have a copy yet, hehehe. Congrats, Shaibu! You have won a…
No heart lacks insensitivity Seeing loved ones strapped Injected Fed many pills As screams rush through their mouths With fear masking their pain as agonies Sizzle sadly their heads and hearts, Sends shivers down the spine of hope II Hearts which react Cursing and rebelling Are hearts most affected III Watching the ruins Is like […]
On this peak Seeing another peak Jumping I seek But fear makes bleak Thoughts are weak Many wet blankets leak Making me meek I sometimes squeak But I know I will defeat the parasite “weak” Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
One who creates many Risks being surrounded by many a litany There are those who think a writer’s curse Is the lack of characters in the brain purse But no There is much more to know Many characters scream their voices Making their choices Expecting a creating ear To sit and listen and make meaning […]
He who matters Is he who shared my travelling womb And came on same day of the week as me Onto the shores of this earth II He who matters Is he who sailed On stormy seas Anchored by my weak hands Knowing and holding his own To climb the ladder of success III He […]
We wallow Wallow in dirt like pigs Jumping, laughing, pleasuring Falling, crying, cursing Then we see His hands extended Calling like the good father He is For our attention to rise By the aid of His weight He cleanses Gives us His trust Will us to go onto our grounds to play Only to see […]
Like a pillar of freedom Wings are let down As she climbs onto wings of a dominant For care to bite into ecstasy As the cake of pleasure melt into her body Burning fatigue Shapening her soul And completing her spirit II By giving out all power Freedom of responsibility flees, she thinks Bearing chariots […]
Fire and ice Sun and rain Bubbly meets gentility And we are midway II We have a life for fire A life for ice A life for the sun And a life for the rain Combined, we live in fairness IV Too much is poison Too little is none Enough is godly You and I […]
God’s hands fold Fighting with innocent lives Knowing they have a hold Blackmailing into cancellation of their oath in the archives They show their wolfish side And care not about their sheepy presentation Lives they swore to protect to maturity Now rush through the colander of death But their hands are still folded II They […]
Pressed in Tightly pressed in are the desires of life Into the heart that is tied and prevented from growing There are ambitions begging to be chased Freedom begging to be worn As heat lives in a body of clothes There are bodies begging for sunlight Bodies begging for air Voice begging for a song […]
A house devoured all homes As the skies sat to watch The only saviour was an anthill Which stood still filing its nails, Caring not about the chaos II A mouse chased a lion As all cats hid behind trees, watching The only saviour was a housefly Who sang and sang and cared not About the […]
I wish today were tomorrow At least I could have slept till six I wish today were tomorrow For the strain in my drains the rains could drain II I wish today were tomorrow When responsibility could sleep and wake at another dawn I wish today were tomorrow Tired sorrows could be killed by restful […]
] Bubbles Beautiful, bouncy Brightening, blooming, beaming Attention, smiles, eyes, hands Bursting, breaking, disappointing Phantom, pathetic Soap Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
There are times as these Times when the mind’s gig seems full Heating beyond the highest temperature And calling to a stop all body parts but more knowledge begs for place II There are times as these When sleep dresses in a sexy apparel And sits on a heaven far from human Singing lullabies like […]
Paint us colourless Former and builder, please paint us colourless Let us be like water Seeing each of our shadows in us to the latter To make our hearts reason better II Paint us colourless Master Craftsman, oh Great Artist Let us be like mirrors Seeing our reflections in each other to the latter To […]
Mama, Dada did not dada maybe because you didn’t look like a mama To Dada II Mama, you didn’t need to mention Dada when I erred in any era for me to remember I had no Dada III Mama, I am not in anyway Dada who left you even when you were sadder so please […]
Somewhere Dreams are tied by tiresome sires Like caught slaves in comfort caves Serving the deserving who live in heaven II Somewhere Dreams are being chased by an angry faced Like a hungry lioness with sharp rawness As it taunts in haunt to flaunt III Somewhere Dreams beg on a leg Like a beggar who […]
In a home prepared so well It takes no seer to tell There’ll not be a sound of bell To alarm chaotic cell There’ll be no mouth to sell News of how anyone fell And no voice will ever yell To create scenes of gossip gel CHORUS So clear the bushes And cut the hushes […]
We are like beans In different pods But you are like the sun, air and rain On my comfortable grounds In a sky where darkness has a portion You are that patient god Hiding in the heavens Rooting for this little star When I lose my light in the fury of darkness You tear through […]
In this heat You are my waterfalls So lukewarm like a mild cooler Because of your good communication with the sun When I trip in you You giggle and hug me in dance Bouncing me ticklish You quench my anger Like a skilled fireman Washing my sins Like water washing sand Many are those who […]
Crumbling blocks Caving beams Lord give me eye contact II Raging seas Ravaging seams Lord give me eye contact III Wrecking rails Wincing realms Lord give me eye contact IV While troubles are bubbling And hearts are smoking Lord, please do give me eye contact V This pain is a cancer This train is hell […]
If I am made to write “My Best Friend” I will think of all the time My stomach rumbled as you sheltered my rear I feed you filth But you provide a seat And when I am cornered by an angry mob You are my fortress My hiding place On your head, I have thought […]
Hoes and machetes cry They swear they are being taken advantage off They say no matter how they try Succeeding days are still rough Shortest hoe Says he feels he’s the toughest though Having lived and crashed with stones Having flirted and birthed with different stones Many sparks of fire in fold Even the farmers […]
Drained of thoughts Its mouth suckling the best out Like a hungry wicked baby lioness Rendering me headacheful It pulled what was there Pulled what was not there Perturbed what dodged And rendered me exhausted Examinations Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c)2015
They fall Fall at the feminine feet Which has more than a masculine mind Shouting blessings Blessings which show pain on their faces Pain they try to mask with humour with no success What is it about ego? Did God create this soul To make men feel inadequate? Like cornered rats, they look Sometimes with […]
No matter the defect No grave shaming is correct Imagine a human feeling like an insect Calm solving gives effect Shaming like a bouncy ball can deflect So please perfectionist, do reflect And carve a suitable dialect For a newbie with defect Your affection will grow that reflect And reflection will avoid future neglect And […]
The moon has its shine And trains the stars to also shine It needs no light from the sun, Although it shares the same sky, In order to guide its fans So darkness fears her time Although it chooses her time to reign Oh yeah, darkness loses itself in her If the sun is man […]
Hot figure Smiles are not meagre Brains deliver Lord brings a ladder on many a river Strength soars in hopeless a quiver So I am winning Yeah, winning the war of living II A pretty woman Is a power bomb Wrapped to kill the highest hurdles in mandom All one needs is the know-how to […]
Left like a dirty rag The fruit had no tag It rolled abandoned like a stray cat All fled its way like an ebola bat Until it was pronounced forbidden II It began calling like angelic tuned Stirring those all thought most immuned Developing sexy alluring legs Appealing to eyes to stay glued like clothes […]
I know the heavens were busy They were busy preparing for the feast of loving For the heavens and earth Even Satan might have been invited To grace the occasion and see for himself The arms to soothe all; All his pain inflictions in hearts of children Children in Dzifa’s zone So all unborns clapped […]
Thirst’s tantrums tend to taint Trailing torture in its passion’s tent Soiling its living flowing scents Earth is the healer The purifier of its taints But thirst is insatiable until breathe leaves Why it gets to arrest its quencher And does the same things As tainting its structure again and again I won’t know But […]
They say being nude is crude And being crude is rude But stories of creation Speak boldly of a nude nation Then, maybe enticings got us here Yes, enticings of yesteryears got us here But no matter how hungry a person is Will he make another’s food his? Like snakes, we aim to point fingers […]
As the clouds hang to rain And the body sits in stain When the soul sits in pain I remember the story of Cain II What’ll eyes do when they see disdain? Sets look doomy so tears it gain What is painful is it is set on refrain, Again? III Is there a thought bin? […]
I am a lost lioness Lost for losing her young Lost for not watching her sail along In my un-cleverness My punishment? Mercy, conscience, have mercy! Whip me not like a wayward child Whip me not like a stubborn one Whip me not I know I have erred Erred because I live in a wrong […]
I have seen many waters Pass under this bridge I have lived through emotional hurdles And have stood as these eyes flood Why does it always sting before they pass? II Gone are those who were taken in classrooms Gone are those who were caged for monies Gone are those who thought like fools; Wanting […]
Here I am in a studying mood While memorizing and understanding brood My name walks into my ears There I watched and a hot colleague stood II I brave a smile And he goes a mile Sat and peeked like a love struck bull ‘Not today’ I muse to me, rising to my throat some […]
She was bright When she said she was right “You need no fright Because coupling makes life light” And my mind went quiet because I needed no fight It was her time and I needed her bright But now she sings like an owl, after three stone throws, her pained songs to me After her […]
Education Sensible, powerful Intimidating, irritating, enlightening Knowledge, openness, critical, analytical Socialising, questioning, answering Timeless, honour Learning Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
The Creator is a creator For His worldly creation Talk about the earth; Its dancing air The flowery vegetation for feeding and healing The varying livers, The flowing streams and rivers Into the biggest seas, The complex and brilliant thoughts; Creating after being created Talk about the sky And its alternating lights and clouds Talk […]
Measured breaths Measured steps Measured seeings And measured intakes There are supreme beings at post II Measured sayings Measured thoughts Measured laughter And measured life There are supreme beings at post Lost and lost we say we pray but we are puppets who must be together and fight Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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