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. :)
I am tomato Know the pattern to cut me To see my fine seeds II Cut me from my pate And you’ll only see my flesh My side is my gate III And from my good side My blessing blood awaits you You who cut me right IV Also from my side You can hold […]
She, watches and walks away Having nothing to say Bowing her head in shame Dreading love’s name II She, refuses to wipe her tears Because they are flowing to show her fears She hears many mouths say fie She wants to die III Because love’s ride Made her hide And her trust tuned to tides […]
Even without the cock The hen does its wake Pecking and pecking For its children’s sake Opening its wings When danger does bake A piece here, a piece there An angel in the wake II When sticks are coming It does shout for all to run When chicks need afternoon roosting It sits and forms […]
When the sky Goes to war The earth goes awry And becomes the poor II When the sky Dances in colour The world does fly In its moody colour III When the sky Like the elephant thumps The world does cry Feeling the pain of the thumps IV Let the world think Of these simple […]
Today, our guest post is Mr. Edward Sena Dey, the elder brother of Kafui Dey of the “Who Wants to be Rich Project” fame. I personally call him the happy god because he is seen always with a smile on his face. He is an amazing spokesperson with a very huge heart. As to how […]
He had thoughts confined Kept mute to be refined Like a monkey in a heavy suit His sweat formed a river That run into the sea of the public Whose fishes gulped and swam Loving the newness thereof Unbearables fetched it And sent it to another river To introduce the sweat which initially acted Like […]
Ring riding rims that roll Wretched realms roll wretched wreck Riding and ringing reads reaping rains “Ray has got a ray that say he’s gay” As in happiness in life which never ends So ring ring ring your bell Riding rims that roll and flow Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
The mango tree Lived so free In the middle of the forest Many animals rested in her bosom Many others lay in her hair Wild ones made swings to play on her It bore it all Hoping many would protect her in time It ovulated, mated, and produced her young They were many but she […]
Feelings run with talking shoes Tainting my veins in all hues Month after month, paying no dues Popping and yelling with no cues Like I never ever loved II Their aphrodisiac is cold, Run amok without being told Their running strides so damn bold They have such bad taunting hold Like I never ever loved […]
Dawns Push dark Shedding tears Still unknown it Ends Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
If all beds have mouths They would tell tales of their loads And tell where it hurts II If all beds have eyes They would tell tales never heard In dark’s dark bosom III Yes, many break down Retorting without answers I tears never seen IV Yes, many are blind Blinded by the odd punches […]
An audience so full Enough to break many bulls Offering to be tools Trying to feign all the cools On the veranda they pull II As the breathless leaves Their loyalties go with it Fitting perfectly Into its six feet with ease What are left behinds to do? III A peak at a sound Show […]
In your eyes I see a parade of lies Organising a coup of ties With an aim of many cries Oh fie! II On your face I see your greed’s pace I know the soil in your vase You definately have no case So prepare for a chase III By your gestures Spellings are bold […]
Brightening moving days Moving with weak tortured legs Smile, frown, cry like moody men II Wearied of short life They work praying extension But tortoise and snails still rule III They push their own selves Glee and sadness in opposite Directions, life is like that Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015Â
When you throw a ball On any floor It bounces It bounces II When you pick it up and throw again It bounces here It bounces there Bouncing and bouncing and bouncing III We are like balls Of grumpy life So prepare to bounce When a throw calls for it Free your mind to bounce […]
Recently, I get many accusations that I may be a woman lover, mostly from men who see themselves as my knight in shinning armour and their families (well, the only person who must make see that knight is me and I’ve not seen him yet). Oh, what is wrong with loving women? I love women […]
Eyes of you great walls Borrow mouth and talk to me What do you witness II I know I’ve been halfed By the carnivorous teeth Which no eye peruse III Why then does my bed Cry about another’s weight When the part lies blank IV Dear eyes of my walls Please help me know who […]
Our guest post for today is a fine gentleman, a refined lawyer and a publisher of the Ghanaian Observer. If you must know, if any country had only three of his kind, politicians will live on their toes and corruption will develop strong wings to flee. He is selfless, he is religious, he is a […]
Who sends pots to the stream of strength only to come back with a basket drenched in hot tears? *** Who tells the tale of pot turning to basket for who to get its joke in dire thirst? Who? *** We need it, water to drink, not hot tears So where is the pot? Broken […]
Who knows where the heart Of ever hungry earth is? Who can follow his Pulse and take us to his breath? Who can? Who can? Who can? Who? II Who knows where the heads Of the glutton earth relax? Who can follow his Chewings and lead us to those Mouths? Who can? Who can? Who […]
Earth closes its mouth When lions ‘void porcupines Need I mention more? II Long, long, long ago, When lion was known as the king He took liberties III When his game finished He decided porcupine Is fit to replace IV He meant to hit it Only for thousands of pins To stand in shooting V […]
These ears hear many Diverse birdy sounds around Funny, they blend well II There are sorrowfuls There are the happy and louds Trust the indifferents III Each does contributes To grace another fine dawn I hear God talking IV We are parodies All creation are parodies Of our very selves Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Once upon a time There was a running river called Yaama Yaama decided to travel far To join a sea called Paamo On her way She met a block She tried to cross But the block still blocked All she could do was to stay there The block was furious and had to ask “Yaama, […]
I love you You know I do But my eyes need to rest Like the sun takes its rest So let the muse Blowing the sagely fuse Stop the sweet abuse Until all relaxations are let loose For I hate to stand accused While my muse uses me and stands amused And watches me confused […]
I saw a fine knicker on the market Made to buy but my money didn’t add up I looked up and saw my friend Eyeing the knicker so we bought to share To wear in turns Few first days were great Making it look like fate Until the fateful day we all wanted to wear […]
Pranks played on death dens Break bins and stir shocks Tipping tides and war waves In a cluster of fume and doom You call I stall You call I get the ball You call She gets the doll These plays are fun plays Not the crucifier of live charcoal In some phantom rain
CHORUS It was like a fairy spell Captured by a sounding bell Arrested to a loving cell Where I yearned to forever dwell 1 Who created this shell Turning into hell When little heat yell? I swear I hear the bell Which sounded like a spell And made my heart swell For all to see […]
She yearned for a dimple Ended with a naughty pimple I wish she had kept it simple When she saw There was war She wanted more I always yearn for serenity Which can keep me from adversity No need to cry for complexity And so I live right No one can give me a fright […]
When forest captives cry, who hears? There was a tree in the forest which was tied By an old scary rope which was backed by sky A terrible anger Seeped through it It called for freedom But was not heard Its stem was big Its leaves, enough It shook in littles And shook in raging […]
Children Like clear waters They love from pure great hearts And give surrealistic gold vibes Angels Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Thunder Loud, proud Striking, terrifying, hurting Radiant, expectant, fearful, destructive Enchanting, torturing, scaring Talkative, lost Lightening Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
When the pastor shouted halleluyah! The “amens” were higher My eye caught their wire And followed their empire II The eyes meant for the pastor lust after the choirmaster Who saw the flicker in remembrance of their first litter The female lead singer : Adwoa also eyed the choirmaster Nerdy Pious, who loves Adwoa, eyes […]
I am here watching you standing so near with your beating heart racing and reaching far chasing and hitting hard at dead rock for its symbolism and leaving me stranded as I watch knowing not when rain will fall on this mud *** As much as it hurts, pins, cuts and might kill as much […]
A mumble in the jungle Is no fumble to be humble It is a trap of a triangle To cage you in a crucible No need to yourself entangle By a mumble in the jungle Shhh, there are many empty crucibles With ears on the ground for a mumble So yes, mumbles feed the crucibles […]
With threads of money Snaking and tying minds Who is free on this life tree?  II Even breath is painful Getting eateries are awful What about wearings? Stressful  III Eyes don’t make it easier Seeing is loving, loving is wanting Unnecessary wantings become craving needs  IV What about belonging? Even those with […]
Grandma said she regrets When she saw many reading she frets And asked me to learn to read So my voice can be heard and my mind freed II I read about unfamiliar cultures Which were acting like vultures Zooming in on our almost lifeless cultures And feared the thoughts of pecks of the vultures […]
Through God’s spectacle There is no human receptacle He needs no oracle To tell Him what happens in His tabernacle He gave us combined chronicle To work with but we are comical Doing opposites and needing a miracle Humans are like pigs and it’s terrible Look, we know our state is curable All we need […]
Once upon a time, God was with us He pampered and caressed Until humans became one They joined the sinly train And got a disappointing pestle They pounded God with hatred They pounded Him with stealing They put Him in the mortar of sin And pounded him like crazy Until He made the sky He […]
A cabin boy Was made a cabin toy When his mistress saw him coy And thought he had a thieving ploy II She swore she’d him destroy And will huge soldiers readily employ And make his pain and tears her joy If his muteness did she annoy III He weakly echoed “Oh pretty mistress! I’m […]
There was a kind hearted man Who had a very rugged can And used the burrowed name of Dan To have many an aimless fan II He used a perfect pun When he wanted to show he can And bragged “my can does show I can Because my can still lives like a can” III […]
They say I am fierce, I’m ruthless and I murder But I am just teeth II I do protect all By grinding for intestines To have easy task III I live the longest I also work the hardest Where is my respect? IV I am the soldier Who chews the delicacies And taste the sour […]
Pensive plans pets pious people Pushing poor powers to prey in their pates Pissing pride to puff and play A pent up pecker picks in power play II Pure persons pave power paths And pray to pistol preys at play Pouring petrification in pensive plans To pacify pains and pin position of pacemaker III Puffy […]
Bakers! When your hands do the mixing And your heat cry for toasting Do you get the body building To feed them your soul’s shillings? No! II Carpenters! When you kill those trees And you pay no fees And you peel their skins And maim their bodies Do you serve as the nail for the […]
Rains run rivers’ rims Letting lives live like landlords Showering so still On okays, opens up on Worldly wars which it wins wild II Honeyed huts has hurts When their wills and windows’ weave Cannot contain or cover Then there is that tale of terror Taunting timers to tamper III Roses have regrets Their thorns […]
Night’s towel drips of tears Her laughter has suddenly turned to fears Her moon left without a trace So she uses darkness to cover her face Her stomach churns As her heart yearns Her breathes fight To see daylight But her legs are rooted In darkness until sun comes and have her booted And leaves […]
Blames replace flames Flames which passions claimed Claimed in order to tame Tamed to quench and resurrect flames I blame mouths! Imagine the ride from lips to tongues And from tongues to longs So strong it digs deep down Until a farm or empty holes are created II For every sweet start Mouths star in […]
Flippy fiends not friends Faking fine in my fresh frame Fiercely fuming in furnace flight Fighting fire to flake their flames II Petty pets of pressing pains Passing pines in pissing piles Poor pulses pouting in people Present your papers in pens for peace III Do you deal with death? Drown death dens in dawns […]
(Caution: This post has disgusting pictures, my apologies for any inconveniences) Good health they say is great wealth but no matter how much the people of Lamankara clean, they run the risk of running into one sickness or the other. This is because of the nature of their public toilet facility which shares a space […]
If I step on your tail Don’t ask for a bail Oh time you rogue You’ve swift tick tocks II If you’ve swift tick tocks At least pause for a talk You’re so under lock And cares not for a weak flock Oh time you rogue You’ve swift tick tocks III So tick, talk Block […]
Don’t you bother telling me much I know in times past I was nothing as such Eight to eleven is a huge gap I think I need to give you and I a tap I’m no longer in amoasene You’re no longer in bente Like the spider inspired kente We have all covered our asene […]
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