Hunger shouts on her and she shivers Wherever she looks she only sees riversĀ That disagree to take a trip through her very dried throat Her wobbly legs carry her as though she is on an air float If only there could be some givers Who will give her a boat To cross this river […]
What will I do conscience free? I am the strange omnivore that is always on a hunting spree No wonder some claim that my very existence sin decrees I seize air, strangle and suck him, only to throw the invalid on the grateful plants I bribe water to let me live by blindfolding her through […]
She walks barefooted With no clothes but is deep rooted Her dark complexion shinning even without sunlight, never having freckles Her breasts have fallen from the many that have suckled She has no cash But has wealth that she is not ready to spend in a rush She has suffered through hunger, deprivation, sicknesses and […]
I donāt want a beautiful artificial nose. After expiration, the underneathers will make it a hose For transporting their goods amidst blows, And eventually turn it into food for those Who can only live underneath and not close. Ā Ā I donāt want alluring fake breasts. After expiration, the underneathers will rudely massage and on […]
In the animal kingdom There are the smaller versions of the bigger Defying the rule of equality. In the land of the alphabets There are the upper cases And the lower cases Defying the norm of respect for all. In the earthās hydrosphere there are the oceans; Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic Oceans In their […]
I am in my prime That is not a crime The notion that is so slime As to mime And at the same time chime About my preferences without being given a dime And wasting your time You must wipe clean as the smell of the armpit is done with lime Ā I can immerse […]
Bright engines taken to the field Of perpetual doom, Workable engines being stilled With fiery dangerous gloomy Sticks of aimy-kill, How can a master be so negligent As to send his better half to a field Of perpetual doom With his hard earned money mill? How can a bright engine mill Be left in a […]
I seriously do not have a clue as to what grooms buy when they are getting married. Do they pay for washer women or cooks? I have thought about this for a long time and I’ve come to the conclusion that marriages in Africa can never give voices to women. If I am to pay […]
Frustration, hate, questions Tears, reminiscence, loss, grief? Why? Because the beckoner of the beckoned, The player of the played, The flame of the fire, The manipulator of breaths and The raw eater of the flesh Played, flamed, manipulated and ate The sire of company and happiness? The sender of the sender Who sends breathless humans […]
They were in a convention,Ā All words were in a conventionĀ I stood and watched to see if I could some information fetchĀ Then I realized they were in search,Ā In search of a leader, a leader to ruleĀ All the words went bazaarĀ Me insisted the leadership must be his titleĀ No shouted that he fits the mantleĀ Yes claimed positivity exudes […]
She pants and frets,Ā Investigates his authenticity and getsĀ Nervous, sees a little bad air hovering and runs like a scared little petĀ She settles in her cocoon of darkness, ignoring the many betsĀ On her, then tries to forgetĀ But the scorned man calls her a man eaterĀ A man eater who is not a good beaterĀ A man eater […]
When there was the struggleĀ And many stayed away from the troubleĀ You stood and was thrown in the canĀ For not being to injustice, a fan.Ā Yes, in the can,Ā From where many a-nothings run,Ā You stood tallĀ And took the fallĀ Rising from beneath the dirt and heeding to the callĀ Of changeĀ How strange!Ā That you changed the nature of all the addictive […]
Dark shadows! Painy-moany soul! Cracky heart of pain and sorrow Fermented with thousands of years of dope. Walking corpse! Unyielding strife! Honey and love are but a wish. Ā Cloudy doom! Unbearable boom! Bottled flower of never bloom! Yielding bride without a groom. Serpents tongues of goody sweepy broom, Grovel on the moon Ā Cry […]
Have we ever wondered how the Ghanaian environment will be without the spirit of throwing dirt indiscriminately around? Have we ever wondered how beautiful our motherland will be without shameless mouths which spit at will? Have we ever thought of the good air we will breathe if we stopped defecating and choking gutters with polythene […]
Let me Let me breathe No matter what aims to travel into me Let me Let me breathe For this breathe is priceless but free Let me Let me breathe ‘Cos the era is straining Even part of the nose of the earth is being sealed Suffocating the poor carrier of existence Who tolerates the […]
Fire of kismet Mountable wall of no return Icy hands that freeze to defrost unwanted Barrier to the barriers of top Beggar of manyās hate Teeth like metals that do not tire chewing Throat as hollow as the vastest ocean Swallowing the worldsā treasures without clemency Happy man eater Courageous breath burglar Appear! Appear in […]
I want to be nude, I want to be stark raving naked with you. I want our faces to show, I want us to show our faces to the whole flora and fauna Without expensive masks of discomfort. I donāt want us to hide behind un-figurable countenance While we scream to hide torturous voodoos of […]
Come together ye black velvets Come together all ye brownies of saints And stage a coup;Ā A coup of freedom of thoughts and behaviours of hate Equip yourselves with powerful guns; Guns loaded with convincing word bullets Learn to be perfect Be perfect for the shooting ahead Learn to fight, fight for the extinction of […]
There is a gathering A happy gathering of mockers A happy gathering of the affluent Under the bright moon with the soft flattering air. In their midst is a borne fire Covered with wires holding hands and embracing the heat. On this struggling wire lies the meat praying to be free of pain. The meat […]
There are questions I really ask myself when I see and hear certain things about my continent. Things like horrible cultural practices, poor sanitation, lack of security, corrupt leaders, lackadaisical government workers, internet fraudsters but to mention a few. The questions are: Ā Ā Why are we not there yet? I mean at the top, […]
Must we aim to please others but not ourselves? Must we aim for the meat without hunting for games? Must our skin reflect our thoughts? Dark is doom, is that it? Are the naturals we see turning our environment into a jungle? Yes, imitation has landed some of ours in the back But what happened […]
Pan, pan pan pan The dogs are barking The cats are mewing The lions are roaring And we are playing Pan pan pan pan Panana pan pan pan Ā Na na na naaaa Go ahead and fall Our mummies will not call They’ve gone to the mall To fill their precious stalls Na na nana […]
If you woke up today thinking “what a mess my life is in” please take a deep breath and relax. At least you are alive, you can read this, you can understand. I tell you that there are many people who can’t read this and will give anything to be in your shoes today, even […]
Most of us make many noises about not being treated fairly; I know I am part of those noise makers. Most of us claim our society is not conducive forĀ living. We claim the streams’ water kill faster than malaria; and I know that is what fed our grandparents but some lived to over 100 years. […]
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