Walk on In your tiredness Walk on Through the heat Walk on No matter the torture Walk on Through it all So you can proudly answer to your master When you reach the kingdom of the grave
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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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AGRESSION IN THE SAVANNAH
When I came to Tamale in late 2010, I happen to have found everything in Tamale satisfactory except the chieftaincy battles and political tension that sometimes plague the land. Having the platform of the radio station I worked with then, I wrote a commentary on the appalling state of this matter of grave concern, and […]
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POLITICAL DRUNKS
They stagger in life Carousing in ignorance And basking in complete commitment Towards their stooge masters They stand erect Blinking not Offering all their solidarity based on mouth promises of aspirators They stagger in complete possession of political alcoholic inanity And care not what they do in their stupor Here is what I will say: […]
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ILLITERATES VRS LITERATES
So a conversation cropped up with my colleagues on making choices for marriage. The man said that men now are interested in girls who are Junior High School dropouts or at most Senior High School ‘failers’. So I ask why? And he tells me highly educated ladies are too opinionated. They tend to say more […]
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SOLDIERS AND SWIMMERS
They came in the flood They came ready to battle They came knowing there were no in-betweens but death or life. They swam in the ocean They swam without fins They swam knowing sharks were hunting for their feed But their creator gave them no options. The battle for dead eyes has been won The […]
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STEPIES BY AMOAFOWAA SEFA CECILIA
The plantain plant is no different from the banana plant. They may have originated from different shoots but their purpose is equal; to feed. Motherhood or fatherhood must be regarded as such. Discriminating due to sources is unfair. So step mothers or step fathers must learn to deal with their step children fairly. I do […]
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LET’S FLY
We ailJust seeing the sufferingsWe wailOffering peace offeringsOur wings spread across all tailsLet us fly onto freedom and good change Women Flowers of this dry garden Women, the cold water for the thirsty earth being whipped by the scorching sun
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PASSION
Come into my temple If you dare Enter into this temple And face me square Gone are the days when this sex had ample Shame for both for bodily pleasures of mere Significance, this is simple. Do it, and have no qualms of neglect You came with vim So the vim here must not unmake […]
Life is meaningless The world is merciless Thrashing hands that seek Cutting their fingers and making them meek. Work abounds for the idle in negativity Caging bodies in confined abyss of dismay, Abyss of urine, Abyss of shit, Abyss of dead sperms, Abyss of cramps. I looked beyond that attractive bag Snatched by the old […]
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OUR PRAYER
We sleep Like sheep tired and satisfied after grazing We keep All annoyances and disappointments at bay without bracing Only you can relieve this pain and keep us from dreamy weeps Nursing our wounds and keeping us cool and refreshing for the morning So in your bosom, do us keep While your angels do our […]
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THE HUMAN FARM
I farm I serve I feed Yet I’m nothing But the sand under their feet I starve To feed I pray Leaving ambitions Yet I’m nothing But the sand under their feet Beautiful woman Fertile land Digging trenches In own womb Yet I’m nothing But the sand under their feet When Will […]
As we mark Women’s Day what comes to your mind as a human who seeks to empower other women in Africa and beyond? I see us failing in many aspects of this long course to empowerment. Why? Many women in rural areas know nothing about self-worth not to mention self-empowerment that is why. If you […]
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THIS DRAPED VESSEL OF HOPE
I am a vessel I am that breakable but naturally mendable vessel That quenches the thirst of humanity I am the eagle I am that strong eagle Which flies miles on end in order to feed her home I am a diamond I am a diamond draped in rags I am stepped on, spat on, […]
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THE HUNGRY EARTH
Every hen must hatch They must onto their fertility latch If their desire is to live long And freely be strong. Every cock must crow No matter their blow The poor hencoop is tired of the increasing roosters And it cripples without notice of its welfare The hungry hens think of their young ones The […]
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GIVE IT TO ME; THAT SEX.
I want to have sex I want to have sex like my ex I want to have sex that stands In order to possess power throughout the lands I need to have sex as erected as the Kilimanjaro mountain This will give me power which will help my sanity maintain This flat earth puts me […]
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THE 57 YEAR OLD
It’s been 57 strong years 57 years of downs and downs Ha, Ghana must be a hell of a woman Still standing after being wobbled, Troubled, Searched and robbed, Slapped and teased, Nursed dry, Stripped naked, With sand thrown on her cushioned hair and into her bright eyes Ridden like a horse under bad to […]
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A WORLD OF DECEPTION
A WORLD OF DECEPTION.
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A WORLD OF DECEPTION
I am bamboozled Strapped in visions of the unfathomable Cajoled by frightened hummings of the wind Clothed by awareness of magnifying nakedness of grave hoodwinking Of not only myself but the world I am angry Angry by the tone of my voice Exhausted and fatigued by the stench of unscrupulous stinking teeth In the […]
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A LITTLE DIFFERENCE, SAME COLOUR
A LITTLE DIFFERENCE, SAME COLOUR.
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A LITTLE DIFFERENCE, SAME COLOUR
I am a flower I am a beautiful flower A black flower with brown eyes A black flower with red blood God really has the coolest creativity ever Now those are some flowers Those are some white flowers White flowers with blue eyes Oh, some with brown, green, yellow and black eyes Ouch! They […]
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YOUR HAND
YOUR HAND.
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YOUR HAND
We all fall down, And we rise. We all fall down, At one point or the other. We all fall down, So be sympathetic. We all fall down, It forms part of the fallibility of man. Mortals have the genes of falling, So instead of the accusing tone, Extend your hands […]
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HERE I STAND
I am standing in the mud Stretching in a huge world like a little bud As the rains of uncertainty stone me cold Yet this heart will not fold I, like the rest of the women fold fantasizes About the knight who sweeps women off their feet But this same heart has nightmarish daydreaming of […]
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A PRAYER
Oh Lord My God We’re awed By your sword That comes aboard Anytime we’re being bored By the angel who is flawed Let this sword be our claws As we aim to snore In the darkest rest Amen.
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HOLD ME
Hold me And let me in your arms be Hold me tight And let me feel like this is right Hold me as tight as you can And let me know that you are my man In the face of danger and oppression Breath in me your own resurrection Love is not a disgrace So […]
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THIS WRINKLY BURDEN
They say I am a burden A burden ready to break necks They say I am a burden A burden that sucks money Without giving anything back They say I am a burden A burden of wrinkly skin and empty mouth that swallows everything whole They say I am a burden A burden on three […]
It is God that makes them So blame it on God G1 No, it is the society that makes them So blame it on society G2 No it is the men that make them So blame it on the men G3 No it […]
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ROLLING BACK THE TEARS
I sit in awe My heart is sore My life is not in the fore Everything is a bore But fingers point at me Ancestral fingers I cannot see Societal fingers with huge eyes glare All saying one thing “Men do not cry” I have no dime This sharpness in my guts, I […]
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WHIP ME, OH LIFE.
Baby steps develops into big steps I sat before I crawled Crawled before I stood Stood before I walked Walked before I ran So it will be perfect with time Yes, no matter the situation now The same walls that laugh will look upon me with such reverence The same fear in my heart peeping […]
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SELF QUESTIONING
A new day What must I do to push myself forward in this hungry life? A life where hopelessness is attractive in its own right A life where the footsteps of rain bring sluggishness A life where money speaks and walks as it likes A life where masters and money makers are the servants A […]
“She was a witch from her childhood While the girls played She coveted the boys’ sticks While girls cried for dolls She wept for a machete and a catapult While her fellow girls held their mothers’ skirts She cut her father’s knickers to fit her I tell you, she was a witch from her mother’s […]
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GIRLS BEING FORCED INTO SUBMISSION?
She comes to me and asks “What do I have to do to be like you?” And I start in pity. “Be like me?” I ask. “Why in God’s name do you want to be like me? Everyone is unique in his or her own right. My dear” “No madam, you are beautiful, intelligent, confident and […]
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THE gODS SLEEP, THEIR CHILDREN WEEP
We have come to your shrine We have come to your shrine with our empty calabashes of thirst We have come to your shrine We have come to your shrine because there is no where else to turn to We come to your shrine weary from the many searches for food We have come to […]
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UNFAIRNESS BUT FAIR TO TRADITIONS
I lived on treasured lands Lands of my fathers I drank in ignorance of this world And saw bright stars shine under the hot sun Why? On the pathway to my father’s farm, I met Mr. Kwaku Bonsam Who greeted me with glee And touched my buttocks I told him I didn’t like that […]
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A LIBERATED WOMAN
I am a woman, Yes I am a woman A woman who forms part of the makers of human kind A woman who nurses and makes sure humanity continues A woman who refuses to be suppressed by heart wrenching relationships A woman who weeps for the sufferings of her ancestors I am a woman […]
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CAPTURED BY THE HEART
Going and going Fuming and fuming About the weather and its mood swings ‘Good morning’ is all it took And I am captured instantly Limerence? “Mate ahwe wo dↄ mu Ma tↄ ↄdↄ nsuo mu Ԑde merekↄ nanso ↄrehwԑ me hann Ɔkukudurufo bi ndom mbԑyi me ԑ?” My world is swelling My body […]
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GHANA AND HER UTILITIES
It is a well-known fact that the Ghanaian utility systems; water and electricity, is a farce. All they need is the money and all they give are excuses as to why they can’t deliver to expectation. What is most annoying is that, they will never speak with words the lay man will understand, they will, […]
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PLAY AWAY
I want to crawl, crawl, crawl, Crawl like a lizard, Hop, hop, hop, Hop like a frog Fly, fly, fly, Fly like a bird Then I’ll jump like a monkey From tree, tree, tree to tree. Then I’ll jump like a monkey From tree, tree, tree to tree. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014.
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WHAT ARE WE?
I am nothing, You are nothing, He is nothing, She is nothing, They are nothing, Yes, we are nothing. We are just seeds planted and watered We blossom Then we are plucked by the farmers Grinded, Put into colanders; Which happily squeezes every juice we have with each glass of water Then we are left […]
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DOUBTFUL MOMENTS
I marvel as to how far I’ve come I marvel thinking about how each day comes with its own thrashing Then I sing “Onyame bԑyԑ ama me Sԑ merԑ no so a enyԑ obi na’bԑka Sԑ ↄfa ne boↄ a, ↄto ne bu to na’nkↄtↄ baabi bↄne Onyame na’ra ↄbԑyԑ, oooooh Onyame bԑyԑ ama me […]
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CLUELESS
Tell me, What is in the dark? What is in the dark, That deceivers lure And receivers of passion cure? Just tell me, What is in the dark? What is in the dark, That things which cannot be done plainly Are boldly done mainly? What at all is in the dark? What […]
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IGNORANCE, A REAL BLISS.
I think about the kontomire Which must always blossom To serve as nutrients for my children I think about the farm Which must have a good yield In order to send my children to school I think about the funeral cloth That everyone is buying To attend the funeral of our dearly departed I think […]
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IN THE MIDST OF MEN
In the midst of men Tempers never last Mouths open wide Foods cry in pain While drinks sulk and wince In the midst of men Lovers’ tongues are loose Dirty panties and their wearers are revealed Women are commodities, discussed, bargained for and bought At a prize of an ego In the midst of men […]
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CURSY BLESSY BEINGS.
We come with fun But not without fun pun We are needy We are greedy But in a special way Have time for us, you’re blessed any day We are young We are yours Children all the way. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014.
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VICTORS OF THE SPERM WAR
They are accursed And it is their fault For winning the sperm war And swimming to the earth’s shore Starve them, Verbally abuse them, Chain them, Beat them, And humiliate them Because it is their fault They are accursed And it is their fault For winning the sperm war And swimming to the […]
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TEMPTATIONS RISE, DISCIPLINE FALLS
He saw the marker as their boobs, Textbook as their big nyashes, Those eyes make him nervous His tongue flips “c..raaaaas, tomay, ei, today, solly, our toprick, ei, topic” General laughter “Stop raaghing” Intense laughter And he bolts like thunder. “Why is it my fault? Why do I have to go through the humiliation? The […]
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NEOCOLONIALISM, MY THOUGHTS.
Today, let’s not dabble in research for any meaning of any word. Let’s just walk through my thoughts, then you can tell me what you think after we reach its end. Neocolonialism happens to be the indirect dominance of previous captors, or neocolonialism is the indirect rule of white supremacy, or neocolonialism is the thoughts […]
Sahada breathes, blinks and thinks for a moment about the act her eyes witnessed here in Kasimui seconds ago, did she just see a child banged to the wall, beheaded and brought back to life by the man? And look, another man is cutting himself with a knife but there is no sign of […]
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UNWANTED TREASURES.
Those are their treasures They struggled for those treasures Now you clear without measures And you laugh in your vocation They stand and gaze while their hearts are ablaze They are thinking of how to answer their location When seekers seek Break with mildness They bear the tears, love and laughter of the destitute They […]
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SHUSH!
I love the trees I love the air But I am so scared I am so so scared That I would be tied to a strong tree On a windy day being whipped by the branches of the trees As a mob of lovers turned haters chant in agreement I love the sun I love […]
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