I am waiting Waiting for that moment, That moment when bubbles will fry And join passions in the bloodstream Sending satisfaction like a serpent in heat To this heart which is living and yearning for a step up II I am waiting Waiting for that moment When a righteous war will be waged Waged against […]
Category: LIFE
The bulb brightens Like a higher version of candles Knowing air can never get close Knowing its life will end not with a wick It knows it is not immortal But feels it can brighten longer than most candles I am that bulb And until a hot iron brings me down Or a hot current […]
See Hear Feel The cries Of the needy From infants To death trackers All the days of your life Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
There is a place where I belong It seems I’ve always there belonged Even while I’m resting under this earthly tree Its eastern corridors reek freedom song Freedom from self, the lyrics of the song From the stitched, to the fried heart From the sick, to heads needed to be heard From the thorned, to […]
Vultures standing in mirrors Prepare to fight their souls None can intervene except pitch dark Then darkness becomes the hero The only hero who stopped an internal war We, With hearts, We, With minds We, With souls Are not vultures Cannot be vultures And must not be vultures In front of mirrors For we are […]
When our minds get together In a bind that can’t go asunder Peace dances as chaos cries Harmony jubilates as jealousy lies So let’s flee in our good highs II Let claps shout And love be stout Let peace be still And like broom, feel The hope standstill Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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TRYING TIMES
Tied to trouble’s tantrums, Today, I turn to You totally Turn around and talk to the times Like the omnipotent that You really are To calm the tantrum of troubles II Here, herald the realms Hear my heart’s heaviness Heal my heat and replace with happiness Helping my  hand always To cease all hurts III […]
When the cameraman dies Many accuse the camera of lies As his image is searched But none can be fetched He got lost behind the scenes While he was busy fetching other scenes Never did he think to be needed in a frame Until his soul answered the call Causing chaos in the hall And […]
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WHAT WAS SAID
“He said what he said Because of what I said I said what I said Because of what he said We said what we said Because of what we both said” So what was it that was said That drove what we said? Most of the time, what was said Like gas, evaporates before a […]
Here I am Sand close to the sea Always wet like a condemned prisoner Even when the weather is warm As other sands turn dust Dancing in the corridors of the breezes, I stay where I am Bounded by seawater I know I’ll eventually be washed ashore And get lost in the same sea of […]
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NO BURDEN OF GUILT (HAIKU)
“Bone of contention? He lived with a chain of thoughts Ringing in his mind II Kong tang yang kang kong! They rung, rung, rung rung non-stop Until Pantan called III Those loads he carried Those in his goodness married Shunned him totally IV Funny how life sailed There was no burden of guilt None asked […]
When busy legs lie Being neglected by hearts which sigh Watching others move As minds think of all its loss Doom blankets future wishes II Will I ever rise? Will I ever leave like them? Will I ever laugh? Will I ever get my wish? Dilemic songs sing themselves III If God watches now Let […]
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OUR SACRED TEMPLES
Deep within hearts Are yearnings never to be satisfied Many dramas never to be acted Hurts turned shame never to be seen Tears buried under pride never to be dug Words hidden in fear balloon never to burst And so the story is never complete As seated deep our these hidden In a safe like […]
Pretty as flower Rotting within, sharp contrast Oh hearts of the gods! II You have soothing words “He whom the gods love dies young” Ye gods, please hate me! III I don’t need your love! I do not need your warm love! But your protection! IV Let me win this time Let me win again, […]
Selling sin sores Satan saw such seal; Saints seek supremacy, So Satan sold to series of saints II “Send sinners to the stakes” Supposed saints say in symphony Silly, scents of sins Sorrowfully  stay on the saints III Stop sending sinners to the stakes Saints are sentenced to sell sins too And if saints say […]
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NONE CAN FIGHT RAIN
After her lips was kissed by the harmattan which left its peels as her souvenirs, she resolved to begrudge rain which failed in its rescue and like one fighting her soul, she basked herself in her madness II She boxed with revenge and was punched by thirst still, she boxed with hatred and was punched […]
The internet rocks Being the gossip which knows all And readily shares II As just as it can It produces all it’s given Like a tutored child III So many regret When their weaknesses are keyed Looking for cover IV Those with self goodies Always need circulations For fame and stardom V It is the […]
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DO THE REQUIRE
Carrying the heaviest house Knowing it can’t compete a sick mouse The tortoise still moves in search Of its daily manna II Knowing a step-on is its horrid accident And the steppers would never give it a lament The ant still moves in search Of its daily manna III Even the lions know their Zions […]
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WHEN PAIN GNAWS
You hold my thighs When you hear my sighs And you see dark drawing dawn nigh But your bites tend to be high II What, to you, I did That you’ve placed on my head a bid That none can cancel, not even God forbid! Makes me search for balms God hid III Please leave […]
Who gave it breath? To eat and live And act like the wolf Which eats beings without fangs? II Who gave it eyes To see all colours To judge and harm Souls of beings with no known knives? III Who wore it clothes To make it perfect To taunt all beings Who’re being flogged by […]
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WHEN OUR DAYS GO TO SLEEP
When our days go to sleep And end our wondering which is so steep I know we will all take the leap Wanting or not wanting to take a peep II We assume the sound of goodness Will give nice chairs of softness As the sound of wickedness Flog many to helplessness III These grave […]
“I need to rap No one should tap I’m not on laps When impressed, just give some claps II I’m now a bird I’m not on a bed So why are your eyes red When I’m building my shed? III Let me live like an eagle And soar like an eagle No need to act […]
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THREADING CAUTIOUSLY
When turtles swim into the shore Hoping to see the ones before Little do they know what waits in store If only they knew seas have no law II When baby eagles wait in bore Hoping to be the flyers at the fore Showing mothers they can take the tour Little do they know about […]
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WHAT IS A WRITER WITHOUT SELF?
What is a writer without self? A writer needs eyes A writer  needs ears A writer needs a mouth To ask to know A writer needs legs A writer needs a heart Hands can be borrowed But trusted hands are needed Like the ladle in a porridge on fire A writer is the centre Of […]
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ROTS IN BEAUTY
Wrapped in beauty Are the rots with shiny eyes Booting goodness With their long legs of deceits and fancy II Wrapped in the rots Are the goodness sent to hell By heads doped in the rot Into the reverence of its essence III A world, so harmed By bad, so wrong Yet minds, don’t think […]
Dear lover afar Listen to the vibes from me To know and read signs I will send the winds to you To deliver our meet-times II I will bribe all trees Especially the wawa And huge odum trees Sapele too, for our good I dream to cage mosquitoes III Since ethnicity Has mouths with tongues […]
I no want be man Why I go dey want be man? Woman dey be waaa  II Them no dey fit cry Them always dey shave shave beard Wet dreams, na wetin?  III I no want be man Africa pressure no small For man, them sweat pass  IV Them always dey beg […]
Mama, Fears now walk on metal legs Holding huge metal pegs Pegging hearts through words Spewed from mouths of math phobias like flawed surds  II Mama, They walk on minds like end times Wearing clothes of signs picked from Holy Books which rhymes Using the gateways of ears and eyes Confusing minds against the […]
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VIVA AMOAFOWAA
Maker of guava Who is a lover And ever ready to deliver Please deliver And stop my quiver It makes me shiver In my liver Make me a diva In life’s river And I’ll be a giver And I’ll never Let you my lover End like a fowl in a silver Just let many say […]
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LIKE BIRDS AND TREES
When the sky Goes to war The earth goes awry And becomes the poor II When the sky Dances in colour The world does fly In its moody colour III When the sky Like the elephant thumps The world does cry Feeling the pain of the thumps IV Let the world think Of these simple […]
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REFINED BABOON
He had thoughts confined Kept mute to be refined Like a monkey in a heavy suit His sweat formed a river That run into the sea of the public Whose fishes gulped and swam Loving the newness thereof Unbearables fetched it And sent it to another river To introduce the sweat which initially acted Like […]
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DAWNS (LANTURNE)
Dawns Push dark Shedding tears Still unknown it Ends Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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WEEPING BEDS
If all beds have mouths They would tell tales of their loads And tell where it hurts II If all beds have eyes They would tell tales never heard In dark’s dark bosom III Yes, many break down Retorting without answers I tears never seen IV Yes, many are blind Blinded by the odd punches […]
In your eyes I see a parade of lies Organising a coup of ties With an aim of many cries Oh fie! II On your face I see your greed’s pace I know the soil in your vase You definately have no case So prepare for a chase III By your gestures Spellings are bold […]
Brightening moving days Moving with weak tortured legs Smile, frown, cry like moody men II Wearied of short life They work praying extension But tortoise and snails still rule III They push their own selves Glee and sadness in opposite Directions, life is like that Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015Â
These ears hear many Diverse birdy sounds around Funny, they blend well II There are sorrowfuls There are the happy and louds Trust the indifferents III Each does contributes To grace another fine dawn I hear God talking IV We are parodies All creation are parodies Of our very selves Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
I saw a fine knicker on the market Made to buy but my money didn’t add up I looked up and saw my friend Eyeing the knicker so we bought to share To wear in turns Few first days were great Making it look like fate Until the fateful day we all wanted to wear […]
She yearned for a dimple Ended with a naughty pimple I wish she had kept it simple When she saw There was war She wanted more I always yearn for serenity Which can keep me from adversity No need to cry for complexity And so I live right No one can give me a fright […]
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THE GREAT TREE
When forest captives cry, who hears? There was a tree in the forest which was tied By an old scary rope which was backed by sky A terrible anger Seeped through it It called for freedom But was not heard Its stem was big Its leaves, enough It shook in littles And shook in raging […]
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YOU WERE THUNDER (DIAMANTE)
Thunder Loud, proud Striking, terrifying, hurting Radiant, expectant, fearful, destructive Enchanting, torturing, scaring Talkative, lost Lightening Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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A MUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
A mumble in the jungle Is no fumble to be humble It is a trap of a triangle To cage you in a crucible No need to yourself entangle By a mumble in the jungle Shhh, there are many empty crucibles With ears on the ground for a mumble So yes, mumbles feed the crucibles […]
With threads of money Snaking and tying minds Who is free on this life tree?  II Even breath is painful Getting eateries are awful What about wearings? Stressful  III Eyes don’t make it easier Seeing is loving, loving is wanting Unnecessary wantings become craving needs  IV What about belonging? Even those with […]
Grandma said she regrets When she saw many reading she frets And asked me to learn to read So my voice can be heard and my mind freed II I read about unfamiliar cultures Which were acting like vultures Zooming in on our almost lifeless cultures And feared the thoughts of pecks of the vultures […]
Once upon a time, God was with us He pampered and caressed Until humans became one They joined the sinly train And got a disappointing pestle They pounded God with hatred They pounded Him with stealing They put Him in the mortar of sin And pounded him like crazy Until He made the sky He […]
There was a kind hearted man Who had a very rugged can And used the burrowed name of Dan To have many an aimless fan II He used a perfect pun When he wanted to show he can And bragged “my can does show I can Because my can still lives like a can” III […]
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PERFECT PALACES
Pensive plans pets pious people Pushing poor powers to prey in their pates Pissing pride to puff and play A pent up pecker picks in power play II Pure persons pave power paths And pray to pistol preys at play Pouring petrification in pensive plans To pacify pains and pin position of pacemaker III Puffy […]
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USERS
Bakers! When your hands do the mixing And your heat cry for toasting Do you get the body building To feed them your soul’s shillings? No! II Carpenters! When you kill those trees And you pay no fees And you peel their skins And maim their bodies Do you serve as the nail for the […]
Rains run rivers’ rims Letting lives live like landlords Showering so still On okays, opens up on Worldly wars which it wins wild II Honeyed huts has hurts When their wills and windows’ weave Cannot contain or cover Then there is that tale of terror Taunting timers to tamper III Roses have regrets Their thorns […]
Flippy fiends not friends Faking fine in my fresh frame Fiercely fuming in furnace flight Fighting fire to flake their flames II Petty pets of pressing pains Passing pines in pissing piles Poor pulses pouting in people Present your papers in pens for peace III Do you deal with death? Drown death dens in dawns […]
If I step on your tail Don’t ask for a bail Oh time you rogue You’ve swift tick tocks II If you’ve swift tick tocks At least pause for a talk You’re so under lock And cares not for a weak flock Oh time you rogue You’ve swift tick tocks III So tick, talk Block […]
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