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. :)
They say I am a strong woman Because I dare the man of men And succeeds They say I am a strong woman Built with a heavy soul in a little body That must never be taken for granted They say I am a strong woman Who is an asset And has a force But why do they feel so threatened? Even […]
Everywhere I look, Agony, Pain, Sadness, Fake-Love, and Crime that must be brought to book Everywhere I turn, I see Monsters with chiseled nail-like teeth, Teeth that shine and dance dangerously and intimidatingly in the dark To warn frightened cornered beings Of the electrifications and blood quenching that will soon consume the dark. I turn left, then right, forward, then backward And I […]
I sin and stray He begs me to stay I decline and he gets sad Yet he forgives and to his children he add No other than me In hopes of me Changing my spot But no, my sport Is indulging in sin But I still remain his kin Although I wish to change, My […]
“Hi sweets” With that innocent face He says “you sweep me off my feet” Like the air sweeping the sand in a whirlwind My vision does not tally with his My countenance might have given me away Because nervousness made him up and down pace Behaving like the leaf that refuses to dance to the tune of the whirlwind Or the plant that […]
I want to go to school To in the future keep my cool I want to good grades pull To make my CV full Of credit that will fool Everyone and make them forget of my village stool Oh that fetish that my family drool Has made me lose my name giving them many a tool To take my dressy wool But how […]
The centipede coils to protect The cobra stiffens, prepares and listens to harm detect The dog shows its fangs to hurt notion correct I am no centipede, cobra nor dog So I must go through the blindfolding fog Of the human anatomy in order to myself protect Let my queerness pass Penetrate not through my wings Just be, and be in tune […]
He says so Who can say no? The fate written He certifies All mystifications He clarifies Through the fire Pains of the wire He smiles and the sun me leads He sheds tears and the water me feeds Such awesomeness! How can I not see His handsomeness? Thank you Thank you very much For holding […]
He promised to be there He promised in a huge compiled letters printed into a book to be there He gave me all the rules to abide by to get there He warned me not to overdo pleasurable things Using eternal fire as a scar crow But I forgot to ask Him why? No, I […]
Who holds the water to melt this clay? Who has the hands to re- mould this clay? Who can re-knead this clay and make it perfect according to human opinions? Let him come and re-mould me to be among my geographical beauties I want a shape of the face and the complexion of Yvonne Okoro […]
We are in the month of love and many lovers are very expectant. Whereas foreign movies show men and women receiving kisses, flowers and having good dates on Valentine’s Day, we see in our local movies disappointed materialistic lovers who do not get gifts like clothes, cars etc… grumbling, with some shameless ones openly asking […]
NANA OTUTUGYAGU (THE GREAT SEER) This is a very serious issue. I, Nana Otutugyagu have never seen the likes of this issue ever since I was born. How lovely that girl was in this town. Immediately she was born, there was a very great downpour. Yes! And the gods told me that she […]
Day in, day out, I hear comments like: Oh that lady is beautiful. Oh, this other lady has fine features, and many people turn around to see for themselves. Sometimes, the spectators agree with the one who passed the comment, other times they disagree. On the other hand, someone can pass a comment: Oh no! […]
Panicking with fear? Take a long bath and pomade deep to seep, Put on your best clothes, A light make up will do, A gently spray will pave way, Put on the most important attire; confidence, and step out. Shivering with worry? Drink a cup of water, Focus on the most interesting thing that […]
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When Lord Acton; a British historian (1834-1902) wrote “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” He was right, he was absolutely right but he did not live to see this era in Africa where thoughts of power corrupt even before the power is served. I was […]
It started with generation Adam and Eve never wore clothes Adam walked bare-chested, bare-waisted, bare buttocked with bare ding dong Eve came in her glory Moved graciously with singing boobs, Shook teasingly the body structure, Wobbled confidently the plumpy back, And warned sternly with every step, Yet there was no foul play No sin recorded, […]
A cool city A cool city with hot air A hot city with cool air A city where the hamattan whips A city without traffic A city that can feed you at low cost A city that fears rain but not cars A city where inhabitants are poor But settlers are rich A city which […]
We lived When water flowed not into our houses But into the stream and awaited our arrival We lived When the only light that battled darkness were The stars, moon, borne-fires and our weak lanterns We lived When farming was the main and most revered occupation We lived When horrible information took days or years […]
I am being chased Chased by madness and cruelty Chased by annoyance and anger Chased by sin and murder I am being chased Chased by clawed sins that aim to tear me limb by limb I am being chased by regret and great remorse after all the crimes I am being chased… Just when I […]
Mama, I don’t know what I want When I crave for fish, I think of marrying a fisherman Who will bring me many fresh fishes from the cleanest oceans When I crave for fresh vegetables, I think of marrying a farmer Who will bring me many fresh vegetables from his farm When I am tired, […]
Pray for thunder Pray for a world without blunder Pray for wings Of an eagle that sings Pray for instant darkness In a situation of instant madness And I’ll be your acolyte forever Don’t grow hatred in me for my mama Don’t skim against my father Just tell me worldly truths without lies And […]
So, many children weep Not out of attention but hunger While corrupt practices shoots up the dollars. The umbrellas are battling the elephants, the coconuts, the cockerels and the rest Why can’t they fight together to ease the hunger of the hungry poor children? Why must they fight with themselves in this small space throwing […]
The issue of mothers-in-law is a big issue in Africa. No matter how much you will want to rule the mothers- in- law out of your family homes, you cannot, because they form an integral part of the thoughts of their sons or daughters. An African can do everything but can never abandon his or […]
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I try hard to shelter Growing by the wind, sun and rain And balancing what is most always available All for the sake of tired and worried yous But you pierce at your own times Forgetting that I live Piercings that are painful and dreadful Piercings and cuttings that none wants to experience Forgetting that […]
SOMETIMES I AIM TO PLEASE SOMETIMES I AIM TO TEASE OTHER TIMES I AIM TO EASE AND AT TIMES I AIM … BUT ALL THESE MEANS THAT I AM HUMAN AND THEREFORE FALLIBLE. SOME SAY I’M NICE SOME SAY I’VE A LOT OF VICE OTHERS SAY I’VE THRICE THE PERSONALITY OF… BUT ALL THESE […]
Hello, hello! Make we talk about dat fellow That fellow wey no wan mellow For im boss. Just leaf am, im color go be yellow When them im follow And make shadow Hello, hello! You dey there? Ahaaa! But she day complain sotee say im life no be fair Eno be madness dey worry de person wey want share Power plus im master […]
A mime A rhyme A climb A hand I understand A band A talk A walk A clock A crook I look I book I ‘chork’ You stalk I walk Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2013.
Mama, take your stone The contention of my bone I used to talk high as if you weren’t my own Forgive I was like the hem that was not completely sewn You used to cry And ask me to try To learn at least how to fry So I can on this long route ply But I preferred the cane And complained […]
When the cotton bloomed As it wished without the danger Of being loomed For the benefit of strangers To their field, There was silence! When the trees soared Up, up into the skies Without the danger of being bored About being turned into shelter, fire or dice For the benefit of strangers To their field, There was silence! When the earth was intact Without piercy-woundings digging […]
No where cool o! See how povaty dey make people fools Na small chop chop wey man go chop dey make people stools Na when koraa na belle go be full So bros go stop being tools? Bros dey work anyhow Still money no dey bow But others no dey do notin but dem dey chop money chaw And dey make others […]
Oh how I yearn for this; Maame Asabea’s “koobi nkwan” Her skills for this mix, Makes me shamelessly wish I had told her “san” When she decided to with the westerners mix. Left to me alone, Let all the fowls and potential meat makers live and the earth fix, Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia, 2013.
I will pry As to why I cannot fly As I learn to swim with a swift try. I cry Trying my best to get in the head you created by being sly But you leave me dry. What kind of father gets So angry as to neglect the many bets Placed on His precious kiddy pets To make them fools in sets? Your […]
Let the rivers pave way for death Let the shrubs and the dancing trees Make melody for his exit Let the talking drum play itself to put him to stupor Let the vultures prepare to accompany him Living for death, is pain for the living ‘Amanehunu b3sene nnipa’ ‘Amanehunu b3sene Attah’ The corpses are […]
Sleep, sleep, sleep Sleep like a sheep May the Good God keep You away from troubled waters deep May the angels on you heap Many goodies that nurture the mind and open your eyes to peep Through your future in sleep. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia.
It is a well known fact that most Africans love sex but hate the thought of other people knowing that they do have sex. Oops, did I step on some toes? A fact is a fact and we must not run away from facts. We do love sex, but we do not want anyone to […]
THE NARRATOR In the beautiful township of Nowhere, we bring you into the houses of a few people who battle with life, love and conflict resolution. Now let us get onto the stage. ACT ONE SCENE ONE (In the house of the newly wedded Serwaa and Twum, they cuddle together and kiss each other) […]
We cover things with things A little wind clears for the tsunami A smaller scandal paves way for the bigger That’s why the Afros are struggling You say, I say The work remains You sleep, I sleep Our money is locked You take, I take and all is spent Africa unite! Africa unite? When individual […]
Call it whatever you want to call it, or let the many dictionaries and encyclopedias give you all the meaning but the word teenager, to me, means one who must have it all; All the eyes on him or her All the money in his/her […]
It’s a new day That new air that finds a new way And lives knowing there’ll sometimes be meandering routes and powdery clay No matter the blockages in its way Singing melodious tunes In the faces of many hindrances but it finds ways to commune With the trees and everything it meets at the slightest opportune Even though most of them rightly […]
There goes the woman With foamy dirty hair And a naked dirty air There goes the woman Captured in her barefooted leer In her place no one would want nothing but sneer But her strength dazzles the captors who see it as rare Wanting felicitations from their peer Who also want a taste of this […]
Love is the moment When all fanciful and heavenly glory torments And the days and nights never end without sweet laments. Love is the moment When bitterness and sadness ferment Into gladness and hopeful comments And many beautiful fragments. Love is the moment when even- breathes turn into quivers Love is the moment when that touch causes us many shivers And makes us […]
Yes I met a man A man as lovely as the flowers I planted and watered in my garden Funny thing, he turned out to be a decoration tool Mine that man Many women think is so nice and sweet and feel down trodden Happens to be my fool Many are those who will think that I’ve been thrown in the […]
The time is not right You can cause a fright When all seem actually bright Just take the whole flight And you’ll see the light The world does not revolve Around your many many resolves. This world will no revolver Take for only your resolves So solve all your unsolvables You create a […]
‘Kikim, kikim, kikim, kikim’ The strong heart moves faster And stops a beat “I’m done shopping in this heat Of searching and mingling. Oh love of fire! Oh strong love that I can at any time call sire I’ll kneel at your feet and in everything squarely meet Don’t hold me I’ll fetch you the […]
Now we pride in body expressions Without a thought to our stomach compression We pride in exposy-body ccladdingWith eye twinkling bangles and revealing facial smothering Who has the time for the bush and the shrubs? The noisy oldies who frolic with those shrubs Make all those noises But don’t listen to their voices The shrubs will get to its senses And call on […]
Fly away to where no one sails Fly away from the reaches of the mails Let the fruits your life bail Purge your soul of any wails Rest assured there’s no audience to your fails You can run or crawl like the snail But the sun or moon will you hail Let the birds to your soul sing Let the trees your bells […]
I am that morning sun That refreshes and enhances the skin And paves way for the heat. I am that bright moon That lights your path through the darkness Only to leave to the unknown when morning comes. I am that star That leads you to your destination when you miss your way Only to […]
This marriage of life Where everyone is a wife Male or female alike strife To jealously guard their spot To get a good stand, in case the battle becomes hot So many have different spices in their pots And will never hesitate to fry their rivals in their pots But at the end of it […]
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