Tired limbs As life’s mountains climb Roaring voices Penetrating through the dark hollows of the brains with diverse choices How does one choose the right And make life bright? And why does faith sits in the unseen hole Shivering not to be whole For my touch when need be? Is faith a she or a […]
Paapa, Maame, I had a dream. In the dream: All women in Africa met, spoke and agreed to pursue freedom. They accepted that they are their own enemies. They agreed never to be each other’s enemy by clashing on men. They agreed to work hard by themselves and abolished the custom of men as job […]
These tools need oiling These tools of mine need a breather These tools of life’s conflict must rest And the earthly mandated leaders have given a day. I could sleep and test death I could sit and try to see the air I could sing myself hoarse I could just walk around aimlessly […]
Smell up Smell down Smell left Smell right What fills your nostril? Filth. Look left, look right Look up Look down What fills your vision? Filth. Run up Run down Run right Run left What fills your skin? Water? No, it is filth. Eat poor Eat rich Eat nutritious Eat junk What fills the water […]
“Oh what a withered being” I wasn’t, I once bloomed in many attractive colours “Look, what a toothless mouth” It wasn’t, I had a very beautiful set of chewers “Oh Gosh! What a shivering body” I wasn’t, I had the strength of an ox And was revered by my peers None could compare in my […]
It is uncontaminated and heavenly around It is sparkling and golden to have been found Wow! The beautiful oceans, rivers and beaches lie so serene and welcoming That the last straggler of non-humans might have been here thousands of years ago Wait, even the bushes are as clean as the morning dew To see defecation […]
I would have loved it then When all were hidden deep in the mind When a little pampering was all to bind When cheating and unfairness were in a stygian gloom When a smile could soften damsels and brand bastards suave and sophisticated. I know I would have reveled in it then, as people enjoy […]
Akua Mansah says I’ve stolen her man Maame Konadu says I’ve stolen her son Papa Owusu says I’ve stolen his fan So they’ve placed on me, a ban This mighty conflagration that forces Akwadaa Owusu into this obsession Has nothing to do with me. He gets no attention None at all, for all […]
The little Sun and the little Moon stand on my land Competing for me to wear their bands, oh poor Sky! But they look like dark small tools, so I cry. How will I explain this to the little Stars when they land? That these young lads were the only options in choosing in the […]
Whispers of the air Please be fair Light of the sun Blindness of the dark Ease some fear in front and at the back Be gentle on man Fury of the cloud Don’t be too proud Speed of the rain Please be sane Lightening of thunder Don’t make us harshly wander So everything will be […]
Ahoma na mede bἐ kyim obibini tirinhwi a abↄ nkyim yi Ahoma a anoↄya na me de bἐ bↄ na mahim saa tirihwi futsἐfutsἐ yi a yἐbἐtumi de ashἐ ↄdↄ nsesaawa mu de apam ↄdↄ sumyἐ a ἐbἐtumi ama wa so dae pa ἐno a na mede bἐkyim Ↄdumankuma tↄturↄbonsu hwἐἐ me nananom anim na […]
It is hot Why won’t it be bought? It is very, very hot, Why won’t spots be fought to be got? No matter how insignificant the hot-cake, The truth remains; New things challenge the egos of the showy, proud, boastful, wealthy and even the frugal So, “ampa” it is hot So surely it will be […]
That time has passed, That time when my innocence was taken by the old brood chosen by my earthly giver of life. Hmmm! That time has passed, When I had to go through that strife Of humiliation, broken dreams and premature adulthood in a decade plus four That time has passed. Yes, that time has […]
It’s a pity It’s a pity that you see me as a woman It is a grave pity that you see me as a woman And see yourself as a woman I wish that you could think of me as a man In your womanly mind I wish you can change your mind and see […]
Let me be the first to call My nature has made it thus. Yes, I am the atumpan! Let me, allow me to call, Then you, agyegyedo will respond, Then mpintin will follow Then ansaba will add her intense voice By the abled help of “nsa a emu ἐ’dene” There is an urgent need to […]
Children are children no matter their structure, beauty, handsomeness, ugliness, disability, naughtiness and what have you. In this vein, they have the rights to be specially protected and cared for. They have the rights to be fed, clothed, health insured and to associate with parents and humans in general. They also have the right to […]
He was shamed for me He was beaten for me He was humiliated for me He was killed for me What can I do for him? The ultimate thing is life For someone who gave me his life What can I offer him when I really want to live? I was told I […]
The heart is a very unfathomable machine I must say. Falling in love requires no permission even from the other organs of the body. The heart gets addicted and the mind plays tricks by offering sanity and endorsement. The love that broke my heart recently was the love I felt and still feels for a […]
They say He was a man They say he died for me They say He made me free By buying my sins. They say He gave me new breath They say He is there at all times They parade His pitiable self, to win my sympathy They say the the gods my ancestors worshipped are […]
STEP INTO THAT ZONE THAT ZONE WHERE YOU MUST MOURN STEP INTO THAT ZONE THAT ZONE WHERE THERE’S THE BIGGEST OF BONE STEP INTO THAT ZONE THAT ZONE OF THE UNKNOWN AND SEE WHO WILL EVEN PICK HIS PHONE TO CALL, YOU WILL TRULY, THEN KNOW YOU ARE ALONE SO STEP INTO THAT ZONE WITH […]
Ama Krobea sits in her comfortable sofa, looks around her and thinks how perfect life will be if she has a man to call her own. What will she want that man to do for her? This self-questioning which always leads her into fathom fantasy and anticipation must stop, she thinks, then again, what fun […]
I am not neglecting you Not at all My mind happens to contain features, Features of those days. Yes, my body happens to be a feature among the many in days long gone, Days before my habitation. In my mind’s eye I see those days When minds were very pure As to allow the […]
This is great This feeling This is so so great, this feeling of anticipation This feeling of heart wrenching waiting This feeling of living your welcome in my fantasy This feeling of practising poses upon poses This feeling of practising smiles unashamedly in front of the mocking mirror This feeling of exaggerated happiness and […]
An open book Without a hook My pride he took That crook Why did he me shook? When I was a good cook And I was to him that good? I think he, me a fool mistook. He really got of the hook But his deed will find him by hook or […]
I was born a less human So my mother says So my father says So the society says Because I have no legs Why do I feel complete? Why do I reason like them? Why do I have these thoughts? Why do I have the urge to learn? Why do I understand everything they tell […]
My grandmother took me there, There, to my roots. I was appalled seeing the greens I was happy eating directly from nature I was satisfied drinking from the Okuwafomu well. But then evening came And the mosquitoes dealt me blows. My lovely grandmother took me there But then after passing the night I was told […]
It is a colander A mere colander That sieves whatever it is given And keeps what it cannot pass out It is mere colander That queer treasure you’re parading around Like a peacock Make no bones about it Love it, but make no one a victim of no confidence Structure and moulding may not be […]
I sit Shivering with anxiety Cowed by thoughts of failure And sweating hot blood from lack of preparation I sit Turned into a stretching peeping giraffe Stretching and peeping in trial of my luck To see if there is an angelic paper with all the inscriptions I need I sit Perspiration turned into […]
There they moan In honour of their Joan Who on her left slept To make sure their dignities are kept The coffin must be a cozy place For Joan to give her all to many idiots replace Idiots who hide their faces while taking the nations’ belongings Idiots who shed hypocritical tears for people like […]
He wants someone to ascend the throne She prefers someone else None have anything to gain A few others watching have everything to gain But they fight, blood for blood Shed their blood which they have no idea how it is made In order to see to the prosperity of someone God is our helper […]
The world is evolving Champions are those known for whatever; Good or bad Abena, where do I stand? Wherever I am standing is doing me no good Because I am neither here nor there. Do I stray so bad that my name will turn into a household name for the bad? Or do I dupe […]
Originally posted on Chronicles of a Savannah Boy:
Dear Nii Kpakpo, It’s almost 3am as I write this letter and I’m standing outside in the cool predawn breeze and the half moon shining in the sky and serenaded by Atlantis Radio. This is bliss you might think. But the reason why I’m outside is because…
It is that time again, that time of old When teeth are being whipped to move because of cold It is that time of storms, lightening, winds and cloudy darkness with promises of doom that cannot be told When this strong heart fails to be bold. It is that time of old, When pride, for […]
UP TO HE AND I.
The calling for unionization is not yours to make The calling for unionization sleeps deep within You are not the one tasked to wake Age advances twisting the skin into wrinkly ugliness I know all that But this is still not your call to make When we meet, the ‘waker’ will know And trust […]
I can live abroad in peace Even as I see species of white everywhere I can live abroad without fear Even as my vision is blurred with white beings What I fear is a white on my land in darkness Our super-institutions say seeing whites in your dream is witchcraft So why will I […]
Once upon a time, there lived a very humble girl called Antobam. She lived with her step mother and father. Antobam’s mother died while giving birth to her earning her the name Antobam transliterating not meeting parent or parents. Her stepmother despised her and made her do all the house chores. […]
I want everything Everything that can mean everything Everything that is something Everything that can make me forget every sadness I need an eternal table An eternal table that holds a veritable cornucopia of every meal An eternal table where hunger fears to step foot An eternal table that feeds the open stomachs […]
SHADOWS.
Lighter of light Darker of darkness Sorrower of sorrow Borrower of the lender Haunter of the haunted You win most of the times You soar while others sink You laugh while others weep You fly as others fall You grow as others shrink You eat as others hung You win most of the times […]
My father was the very best friend of the chief of our village and so wielded so much power. Our household was one of the most important in the village and many people would die to marry someone from my home. But no one wanted to marry me. They thought I was either too short […]
They are extra nice With faces that are as welcoming as that of the angels from heaven But their intent only show When others’ backs are turned They are fuming They are fuming with rage And laying a bait with their intent Consumed with rage their faces give them away They are […]
She looks at me And says no words Asks no questions And holds me in her arms. She looks in the air around me And smells my mood Without any words from my mouth And tags along She cries tears of blood When I am crying And eats not When I have no […]
Let’s meet at the boarders of Ayaase Where the strong tree stands tall And the divided earth lies strong Let’s meet at the boarder of ayaase Where one hole leads to life And not doom Let’s meet at the boarder of ayaase Where the tree is ripe with unseen fruits And the fertilized […]
Triumphing over the many hurdles to beat the many schedules of life Accepting the many corrections to better the future reflection of strife to make a difference Meandering through challenges to shine and be fine Accumulating accurately the good inculcation to be better placed in society Leaving all worries behind and moving forward as an […]
He captured my eyes And ordered me to follow his every move He held my tail with his gaze Rendering me hopeless Then his words became my bond His wishes became my must Then his ingratitude started wearing me off His embarrassment in public made me a lesser being Then I saw the […]
We learn We earn We turn Into men We bail Education jail skip mails Sure failure.
I said I needed you not I said you were not that hot I said I wouldn’t you bought Even if you were a golden pot I said you were not important I said I needed no accountant I said you were just an infant That needed to learn like the little ant […]
It gives hope Only to stir more probe It gives an authoritative voice Only to give more respect and prestige It gives you the power To deflate egos of well structured beings It blows good air Only to bite deep until shameful blood oozes When it suddenly abandons you For your hardworking opponent Papers that […]
Barbarism Wearing attractive clothes and enticing beings Barbarism Acting coyly and planting its roots in watery anger Barbarism Embracing the heart and making it feel at home Barbarism Threading slowly and taking over the human Barbarism Showing its powers and eating away the human Barbarism Pushing the soul and killing the mind Barbarism All his […]
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