Through it all If you ask me why I walk I’ll tell you I’m in no mood for loss Look at me Years and years of study And nothing to show for it They say, I should generate work What if I’m not wired that way? Did they start this campaign long ago? I never […]
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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LOVE IN BLOOM
If you hold me tight It is allright Just make sure your mind is right And your hopes from me are bright Trust is a light Pierce no holes in trust, not even slight Give me no reason to from this vehicle alight If I feel all is right I’ll glow and join your light […]
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TOYS AND BOYS
I “Let’s talk about toys And forget boys Mortars do cover Pestles never do” Akosua says II “But I do boys And don’t like toys What’s with all the coys? They can’t produce any joys” Amina replies III “But think of toys They never break hearts And do as told They never  break rules too” […]
I A loan for your blood Genius! Unbuyable yet sold Money beats blood II Food for your sanity Amazing! Abstract yet sold Hunger beats thoughts III Love for your peace Preposterous! Precious yet sold Loneliness beats peace IV We know not what we want We sit and think We think and regret We regret too […]
I When the world went wild And minds mused in grave madness Peace fell in slumber Causing power to be chased in haste Spilling blood helping earth eat II Sure, earth gladly ate Eating arms, legs, and drinking Blood to quench its thirst Most of us were seeds in seeds So we missed the chaos […]
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SCARY WHITE, SCARY BLACK
I Let our imaginations run wild And for once dream With no thoughts of victimization Nor victimising Isn’t creation interesting? II Imagine how the white man felt When he first saw the black man Probably scared out of his wits So scared, he took to his heels Shouting of seeing a ghost Tripping, falling, rolling […]
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I’LL GROW
Newbies grow As seeds grow Into plants Then into trees Life Just needs rain Sunlight And air A little darkness To act as a cover cloth And it flourishes I shall flourish I shall go that far I shall reach the sky And like a liberated bird See all that there is Water me Give […]
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GHOSTS IN MINDS
Abracadabra! Abracadabra! Abracadabra! If only these chants could give life I would have called your ghost memory Which stays in my head And give our initial meeting A static life So you’ll be that sweet being under my feet Even if there are hot coals under your seat What good is this us When you […]
I Seeing heaven open and close In a sheltered happy home Counting the stars lying on back Feeling sky’s tears and its angry scratches Are tucked safely in my happy  mind box II  Our farms gave us food As streams quenched our thirst The air had flings with the many trees And whispered in the […]
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TAUNTERS AND THEIR DREAMS
I It was a taunter’s dream To have a cook and a washer His dream has changed Into a cook and a book II It was a taunter’s dream To have a ride and many cries His dream has changed Into a hot ride and few cries III It was a taunter’s dream To kill […]
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SONS AND SONS
I It is for sons and sons The paths are blocked Amazing how the machetes still need the paths II It is for sons and sons The paths have thorns Amazing how the machetes walk on without clothes let alone sandals in their vulnerables III It is for sons and sons The paths are no […]
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BURNING NEEDS (ADULT POETRY)
I I sit in this hot seat Going up and down are my feet Feeling discomfort and wild Are my passions untended And my mind goes on a wild goose chase II Future hands, dip me in your rivers Future heart, don’t think about my shivers Future eyes, whip my passions Tear its might and […]
I Ignite my light And let our passions take flight At first sight II Ignite my soul Be no mole It is too cold so be the hot coal III Ignite my heart Wear no hat on your heart I am no mouse, so be no scheming cat IV Ignite my mind And let us […]
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STEP INTO MY TEMPLE (ADULT POETRY)
Step into my temple And show me your dimple And I’ll show you I’m simple As I with you mingle My foamy hair will be let loose My hand beads will sing you songs My curvy body will for you dance My waist beads will give the instrumentals You’ll be my special guest A whisper, […]
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CONTOURS MERGE
Contours run into contours Contours clash Then watch in fury And hurry to judge each other Then they calm Resolve their differences And embrace into their safest realms Forming a stronger contour I am one contour You are another We look in disdain Because we have same aim I’m looking So you look Let’s get […]
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COMMUNICATORS
I used to dwell on my eyes Until they shouted and scarred my mind Then I used my ears and dwelt on voices They scarred my head and taunted my mind I went ahead to use my eyes Reading words to fill my heart But they too, turned into monsters, Piercing my chest, chasing my […]
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ANGELIC LIES
I If the songs you sing And the bells you ring And your back’s wings Are true, there’ll be no tears II If the promises are real And you work with zeal And your intents never kill There’ll be no tears III If your body’s posture Go flawlessly with your breath And your eyes Tell […]
I took a journey On a revelation sea Funny, how the waves Roll to blind me when none sees I think I sea But I see the see I think I’ve reached But I fall in Then I grope for my boat Just when I settle in, The waves come in furious And turn my […]
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CUPID’S VAMPIRE
I I In loves nest Searched for beautiful eggs II While you On deception’s cage Built a durable lock III I found  fake eggs Treasured them For I thought they were yours IV Whiles happily cherishing the eggs, You led me little by little Into your cage V Locking me in darkness Bringing out your […]
The sickness, her life craves The preacher promises a god which saves So her mother leaves her in his care At night he gets his share He, like the preacher he claims, For her beads, to pray, aims, Gets possessed and damages her more Gaining more pleasure and leaving her sore His nightly prayers continue […]
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WOMBS IN TOMBS
I When a pot breaks The earth shakes Because its water pours And takes many “I’m not coming back” tours Into forever loss II The earth takes The pot which breaks The pot with arms for some lonely being The pot with a heart which must protect some hurtful being And its water which pours […]
I A choice To be the noise The voice Or live in the joys And rejoice adds to his many apparels II The smile, could be a veil The smile, could be a nice mask The smile, could be a nice cologne Hiding the scents of ache, Insanities, yearnings for goodness, trials and tribulations III […]
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INTERNAL RACE
I A thunder storm In my heart you form But there’s no platform To help it explode So here I rode II When you blink I shrink And can hardly think So I came here To treat me fair III It is amazing How none sees what I’m facing But still my heart keeps racing […]
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The smile of summer The frown and tears of winter Coupled with others Strengthen the year Dynamism is what breaks free Be static, and all will be lost I know the sun Alternating times with darkness Keep the mystery alive Be this Be that And in all positivity You’ll have a great trip In life’s […]
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UNDER THE SUN
Under the sun There should be no ban No ban so none will run To stand  all trials under the sun I do know everyone can So be a great fan Of the sun And let freedom stand Like a soldier For all
I What I give you: Misery Pain Insanity No gain II But on my account: You fall Protect Hold me close Give, give and give III Your anger Are lessons Lessons to strengthen Strengthen and teach To conquer IV A heart like yours Is undefined A heart like yours Is so refined It is just […]
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THE WARNED
He became abstemious When death taught him And gave him an example An example with the one his heart beats for He hugged a tree and cried aloud Hoping the lesson will be a mock But after the tree screamed in pain And his skin felt the strain He realised the lesson was real So […]
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WEALTH UN-NEEDED
I I travelled to a land so sublime There was no poignant scent of crime All things were flowery in their prime And there was no scent of hurt II Grandma gave me a comfortable seat On laps which sat on her feet And asked me to listen to the beat The beat of beautiful […]
I As fowls search for corn, Hawks search for chicks Eagles search for fowls Some snakes search for eggs Forgetting others’ search for snakes II As plants draw water, air and sunlight Sheep and goats search for plants Cows search for plants Even dogs search for some plants Forgetting others search for dogs III As […]
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COCONUT; A HEALING ME
I Caring is me Overprotecting, yes, sometimes Classy, I am Old and golden, yes, that’s me Not even my peelings are trash Under no circumstance do I fail to deliver Terrifying thirst hates my sight II I can breastfeed Produce oil, Work on hair like magic […]
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WEAR AND TEAR
If the world was so fair Then all will not care About everyone being fair How can the world be fair? When we step on the earth And hate its forever living dust? How can the world be fair When we are moulded dust And hate the source of our lives? How can the world […]
“Kokrokooooooo Ade akye oooo” The static bell of the cock in wake I ask: Are motherless children happy? Did they sleep well? Have they no fears? Fears of impending danger, Hunger, Thirst, Loneliness, Ridicule Forced labour? Are there many thinking of them? Are there many wanting to wipe their fears? Are there many to give […]
I The cricket sings In the arms of darkness The same darkness Which makes beings sleep II The bat sees clear In the time of darkness The same darkness Which blinds beings III Might be good for you But not be good for me Might be a blessing for her But no blessing for him […]
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A PRAYER FROM MY HEART
I Lord Great thanks I give To you II God Your words I believe Are true III Almighty My life I know You own IV God I act bored But you know My heart V Lord My sins You know I loathe VI Sweet God My fears You know Are pure VII Oh Lord Save […]
“Pa, panananana, panananana Panananana, panananana, pananananaaaaaaa” Softly, Play me that piano softly Putting passion in your fingers And softly Play me to sleep “Pa, panananana, panananana Panananana, panananana, pananananaaaaaaa” Doves hover to listen Nature keeps silent to listen The angels gather to listen And witness So softly, Play me the piano softly, Just play me […]
Laws learn to lie Lie so low to live in loss Loss when left loose will lessen lives Lives needed to lead the led Laws limp when they see love Laws leap when they see the Lord Laws lie low when they see truth Laws, laws, laws, laws, laws Laws made by men who are […]
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DONE CAN’T BE UNDONE (HAIKU)
I My heart, like an egg I gave on feelings unknown Knowing its dire risks II You held it, like gold You worshipped it like diamonds You loved it like God III My complacency Drove you to your height in fright Your complains, meant nought IV I drove many cars Like crazy, shunning yours; mine […]
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COLOURLESS
I Colourless What the world needs is colourless What beings want is colourless To live blameless II Colourless Our problems stem from our need to be colourless Blacks, browns, red and whites need to be colourless For all to be blameless III Superiority hates colourless Racism hates colourless Geography hates colourless Only colourless will make […]
Sanity tells me It’ll be an illusion If anyone thinks of human reincarnation In any other form But weeds, plants or trees Because yeah, we go back to earth Because yeah, it dismantles us into soil Because yeah, fertiliser is our end product Because yeah, nothing is known after that But my heart tells me […]
I So the old man saw The umbilical cord of the great being severed, Saw his first wobbly step Heard his first ridiculous word Saw his first fall And saw him learn his first lesson And so? II There are path-makers There are path-finders Whoever thought Jesus Christ Will be more important than John the […]
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A FROWNING FLOWER
A flower frowns from far and flops Telling tales of taints which cleared it from the tops Repeating restlessly with renewed rancour It tells of friends from the highest heights And of their hailing which held her high Only to push her past her speed to fall Tainting her beauty and making her call Only […]
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PATH? GIVE ME A MACHETE
Grandma was no doormat She had three husbands Husbands she gave three lives each And the earth took one from each Mother was a direct opposite A doormat used by three And taken by one who stepped harder Through her journey of five lands In nine moons apace The three lands she had journeyed Gave her […]
Orphaned by ebola, it is hurtful to see families shunning the companies of the young ones. My heart bleeds for these young ones. I pray that many voices will come together as one to bring comfort to these children and bring hope to those who have conquered the sickness. This poem is for all those […]
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LIVING BEFORE LEAVING
When dew kisses erect leaf The sun pushes it into the leaf Its punishment; Never to be seen as itself ever But help the skin of the leaf to shine To attract its rivals Play in the lions den And only your bones Will have that opportunity to scream The fly which hovers around cobwebs […]
I The poor cries wolf And sees no wealth in health The rich sleeps not And hopes for peace like the poor II Two eyes Walking legs Working hands Ungrateful mouth III Every blessing deserves a praise Who helps an ingrate Who sees not the little things And nags as the wounded dog with flies […]
Clear it there And make it rare This ebola scare Needs some care Make it fair Face it square It is a cheater who cannot with humans pair The pain it brings none can bear And even with its presence all fear to dare Because its teeth are ready to tear Aiming to make black […]
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EBOLA TO THE BOOLA
Let’s send ebola to the boola And bury it under the heap of rubbish Deep deep beneath the rocks So the rocks will rock them dead II Let’s take ebola to the boola Men are falling Women are falling Even children are falling as they laugh III Let’s take ebola to the boola […]
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EVAPORATING ICE
The heat is on So the cold which won Is entirely gone Now sweats brew On the loving ice Which was so nice When it lied in the arms of cold What can be done? Get a cooler Or risk evaporation And be left like a shell Completely empty Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I Need to hide your precious Without an African being conscious Open a book and slot it in II Words are pains In which they see no gains Most complain they hurt their brains and break their sanes III Need to hide from an African Hide in a stuffy library Even the scents will repulse […]
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