“Where will waakye waitAs I eat grass and chew metal…to fit up this frame which is tugyiming?”This is the question on many a mouth II“The beast of banku bakes bodiesTo swell like breadThe force in fufu fills frames…making them blow up like balloonsWe know but what can we do?So we eat and try but cry […]
Ewiase te sɛ nteaseɛ nkyiayɛEmu tena yɛ yaEnti na etire hia adwene…honam hia ahwɛyie banbɔƐna akoma hia ntoboaseɛ boɔ…de adi nyinkyɛ B.Ewiase yɛ hu o Ɛyɛ hu te sɛ sasrabonsam a onni ahumɔbrɔ se…nankapɛsɛ w’akonya akrɔkrɔ mmɔwerɛEnti na pɛtɛ nam yɛ amanfoɔ tan san nso yɛ Sikaman nyinaa akyiwadeɛ…nanso prako nam yɛ ebinom dɛ noNa […]
Once upon a timeIn a jungle filled with crimeAgya Ananse decided to play a prank on othersBy promising and eventually seriously pledging to fly in feathers…in the coming year IIHe said so with no fearAnd taunted others who had no moneySaying he was boss because money was sweeter than honeyAnd had many birds killed for […]
When you put yourself out thereYou turn into a field football with no ownerMany a leg will share you in a manner unfairAnd play you till your air blasts into a thin cornerSo beware IIFor there are some who want to score you for their goalsThere are some who will want to hold you near […]
They think me madBecause I stand here like an intrigued audience, watching youThey think it sadBecause I stand here like an awed tourist, smelling youMany are they who pass you by like a thing unworthyForcing questions to ask themselves in head as to who made you unworthy IIYou represent all that we areOur sorrowsOur tearsOur […]
When a woman climbs highShe sees the shape of creationAnd uproots its destructive lieWhich can cause hurts and pains and drains in her nation IIWhen a woman climbs highShe sees the troubles in the future of manAnd stops many a man cryBy putting on temptation an absolute ban IIIWhen a woman climbs highShe gets to […]
In you I see a harvest…a harvest of our dreamsFor you’re the earthchild with the ancestral logicYou’re the owner of wise songsMagnanimous in trading them to those who seekYou’re the palm branch with great wineWhich turns hopeless patriotical thirst…into a hopeful oneEven through the frying of wicked squatters…whose stomachs are all they seekAll a nation […]
My grandmother taught me that power lightsTo make all brightAnd said a leader is like the moon at nightShining to help eyes see things rightDid she hide from me the power that bites? III see power which suffocates growthSeizes development and promotes hearts to loatheI see power which supports shocksHurting the weak by throwing hot […]
We know some of you play see sawShovering and shivering and twerking and jerking…to your vile display’s coreYou’re on your own joking IIYou create stages to act dzatarically toughWhen under dark clouds you’re meows who love it roughAs some go through your back doors…to play you on their floorsOh some bite you hard to gift […]
I sat on the edge of the fenceAs many held placards in defenseOf their beloveds made to turn soilThrough some negligence, still I recoil IITheir voices act like noisesNoises I felt were part of their many choicesBut could have been kept…to save those pores which wept…under the sun’s angry toilAnd so I got comfortable on […]
Me nnwin te sɛ sirkye ahoma anaa atentenhuo…a emu yɛ duruKakraa bi yɛ bebree…nso aman foforɔfoɔ nhunuNeɛ me twi mu a ɛbɛgu m’akyi noTe sɛ nea ɛɛyɛ ayɛ obi tikwaƐyɛfɛ yɛ duru…ɛyɛ aduro yɛ banbɔ B.Ahuhuro nyɛ adeɛ a ɛnene bɔNso awɔ mu no…ɛyɛ etire ataadeɛMe bɔ a…ɛtisɛ nea m’ama no mframa kwanMe gyae gu […]
Kwaku Manu saw the struggling plant…in its dying can’tRealized it could grow into fruitionIf it got all the needed care and nutritionSo he watered itMade sure it was fitProtected it from pestsAnd fenced it from animals IINo head was in sight when he workedNo hand extended a shade as he workedBut the moment the plant […]
With a heart like a lambAnd a head like an eagleI totally submit to loving neighbours as myselfSo I know not why I’m a candidate for a slaughter houseBeing chased by day and hounded at restBut I will always submit to your will III find myself in a pursuing jungleWith me as a potential gameI […]
Just as fire fears rainEvery soul has that one thing they dreadJust as the earth threatens but still sustains rainEvery spirit has a window of fear…which when properly navigatedCan lead to stages of cheersSo be as vulnerable as you wantBut give up no treasure in its seizure IIFor you can feel the burns of intimidationBut […]
Ezenna who dey live in Aba…love her ebaWhile others dey gymThat be when she finger her simCon dey talk plus person wey no fit give am tiiiAs her bellɛ turn piii IIBot when she sees fine person wey growNa so her maut like bullet go goCrying sotay dey ask God wetin she do…wey she no […]
I love youI so love youBecause of the way you love me III love youI so love youBecause you show the meaning of love…in such bright waysYou envelope me when I feel dirtyCutting through superstitions long held…by men who claim greatness…for their inadequacies IIII love youI so love youBecause for a heavenly face like yours…to […]
Some friends send messages of care in daylightBut tend to bend their actions into a biteWhich lends its root to your failure or death IIPotatoes are like tomatoes…but grow not well togetherPeppers are as edible as beans…but grow not well togetherSalt is sweet but can act like poison to kill plantsEvery plant has its affable […]
I used to abuse thoughts of our separationI used to confuse my heart with your thoughts I used to dwell on your looksUntil time brought us here IIHereWhere you look like time’s used gigoloYour hair so lostYour height so bendedYour face, like a wrinkle groundYour gait, so strainedYour life, so patheticAnd I look at the […]
Amanyɔfoɔ nnyɛ anyame…na y’asom wɔnWɔn yɛ asomfo a kokrommoti ayiyi wɔn sɛ wɔn nsom ɔman no …wo ne me kokromotiEnti ɛnnane akoa mfa asrɛ mpia wɔn ahommasoɔ…ɛmma ɛnnane ɛbɔbrantan …ensi w’atennie kwan IIAmanyɔfoɔ nnyɛ adefo kronkronƐkwanyieNsubɔNkanea ntwatomuAsukuu sieNnyarewa nsosɔano…ne nea ɛkekaho nyinaaYɛ wo ne me nkakrawa a wɔn asam firi yɛn mfifire mu Wɔn bɔ […]
Dark has turned into lightLight now hide in holes dug by darknessMaking path makers crooks…deceiving their followersTheir followers who are you and my kins IIThose we celebrate must be those worthy of praiseThose who have lived and worked to our flag raiseThose we celebrate are those who are unblemishedAnd have lived their lives so candidly…that […]
The pleasantness of a body smellDoes not require it to loudly yellTo many a migraine sellInto the veins of many head cells IIModeration is keyWhen you decide to set yourself apartBe no walking corpseIn publicActing pole of repugnant republic of nosesJust because you want to kill your natural body smell IIIThe world belongs not to […]
When your cup of conscience fills upAnd your cross of caution flares upWhen your class of choices fall underAnd your chores of crises flip ugly Your deeds will uproot your seeds of composure…and it’ll not be pretty IIYou sure can hide the horrors in the darkYou sure can hoard the hideous in the darkYou sure […]
The root of a poisonous treeNeeds uprooting before it dies outThis is the thing we need to seeBefore racism dies out IIAs long as mouths do shoutWhen a problem breaks outAs long as hate crops upAs a flaw pops upAs long as mouths shut not upIn digging into past stuffAs long as ridicules spring up…to […]
Learning is like a wheelWhich goes round and round and round and round…and stops…resetsAnd goes round and round and round and roundIn an order unending IIThat is why hearts can change to change a headThat’s why heads can change to change mindsThat’s why minds can change to change proclamationsThat’s why present proclamations must define…and not […]
There are days I feel like throwing this body awayThere are days I feel like beating it like a distasteful donkeyThere are times I feel like burning it…and throwing the ashes somewhere even air can’t reachThere are times I want nothing to do with itBut when I love it…it takes me on a whole new […]
Do you come from Mars…or you’ve a passTo grow my massOr brittle my sass?With your throaty bassYou dig my crassTo push your gasI seek your hasAs I play my…naughty naughty naughty jazzAs I play my silly, silly,silly jazzWhich goes like – …pa na na na naPa pa pa…pa na na na na!HaPa na na na […]
Otɔtorɔbonsu eeei! Krɔno mframa a etruba ɛrɛbɔAma kɛtɛasehyɛ ne prɔyɛ adane wɔn kyekyere ntamaƐrebubu yɛn banbɔ nnua…ɛde rebɔ nkyirimma duaKununom adi abrɛ …ama wɔn afrɛ yerenom erebɛ bubu yɛn aprɛKrubinsin amanmuo! Ɛkabinsin adwosuo! Ɛborɔ dunsin ano nsuo…adane agyanombinsin ntasuo! Ama wo man Ghana adane Amabinsin a ɔreti nisuoAni anhunu sɛ ɛka adane ɔkyɛm ɛrekyekyere yɛn […]
We aren’t angry enoughLike a wind on a sea which howls in the roughWe aren’t angry enoughTo change our beings and to demand our growthWe aren’t angry enoughTo seek returns from pleaders who turn leachersWe aren’t angry enoughWe so aren’t angry enough IIWhen our anger turns into furyAnd our fury seeks its hurryWe will change […]
Once upon a timeWorms assumed cobra powersBecause they were informantsAnd thought no animal could touch them IIThey evaded spaces meant for others…with impunityAnd assaulted others…thanks to their falsely thought immunityUntil anger vaults in hearts got fullAnd animals rose like angry bulls…to riot IIIFowls decided to demonstrate…by crowing loudly through the kingdomAs usual, worms went there […]
Once upon a timeMan ruled a free house thinking no animal guilty of crimeAnd so goats, fowls, parrots, sheep…and many others lived as his free animals to keepUnbeknownst to him…the animals disliked him to a detesful brimAnd so they plotted to oust him…to his visible powers dim IIThe animals planned to confront him the next […]
I look at youAnd can’t stop my thoughts from racing backRacing back to all the times I lost…in love forestBefore getting to this palace IIAlthough I swerved a lot of troubleI did get bitten by a snakeAnd got kicked by an antelope and hit by a goat…all of which I could’ve made meat out of…but […]
Whatever goes up, certainly will come downSo it is that the young will grow oldBut that old age envelopes like a shadeIn bitsUntil it overtakes forms IIMany a being have slept…only to wake up with their youth missingAnd go on a fruitless search which yields naughtBut we must know the shades of aging IIIIt comes […]
Sometimes I wish I were Satan…newly sacked from heavenTo find a way to burn it and its beings IISometimes I wish I were an obedient angel…in a worshipTo worship you like a tireless soulAnd praise you without a thought IIISometimes I wish I were an immortal beingTo live forever to you shower…with praises and complaintsJust […]
Abayatei whipped my buttocksSaying I did not fasten my door with locksAfter I agreed to dance to the tunes of his passionAnd he caught me in a flirting actionHe stretched his tail and stressed my failure…saying I wanted to taint his tenureBut the beatings turned into a heatingAnd the heating turned into a coitingOne his […]
OkokosookoWo fie anwia ase boɔ na suro…enyɛ nwuramuboɔ B.OkokosiakaWo ntama mu ka na ɛdane ahoma kyekyere woƐnyɛ nea etim obi honam so D.OkokokrokoWo fie akokonini na hwɛƐnyɛ nea ɔɔbon wɔ obi bɔn mu E.OkokoberantanOdwan a ɔdane gyata ho ɛyɛ hu sene ahaban ase ɔkyereben Ɛ.OkokosankareEfie gya dum na ɛsoro gya dum a …ɛnkyerɛ sɛ adwene […]
It’s been a while you and I held powerThrough our forebearsLiving free and ruledRuling and citizeningWhat have we done with our power? IIResponsibilities seem so paleSick from the abuse of holders hereRulers use its power to Lord!Citizens use its power as a tool of indisciplineAnd so we live in the chaos of ridiculesNot moving forward…hating […]
Words which hide behind computerCan hide heaps of sarcasmFor their intentions are protected by screensAnd their real outlook are geographically blockedAnd so they appear with pleasantriesBut don’t fall for it IIBefore you post a pictureLook to see if it is not the caricature of yourselfFor none will candid beEven if one person doesThe terrible hypocrites […]
Soldiers need a nation to protectThe Police need citizens to power lawsPoliticians need a country to ruleSovereignty is the preserve of allSo all should know better IbA demonstration is a wakeup callTo bring workers to their effective hallDemonstration is a damn loud bellTo let leaders know subjects are out of their ignorant or indifferent cellAnd […]
In the sea of menAre paws which can arrest teens and throw them out off their age rangeTo a sphere they find strangeA sphere which pushes them forcefully from teens to womenCausing their loss of selvesForcing their childhood onto life’s unfortunate shelvesTo send their unprepared selves to their unprepared hell IISo protect your daughterTeach them […]
A leader creates channels through all positionsIn order to let parts of a working body…be whole IIFor from the soles right to the headAre veins through the heart …through to the mind…connected to all partsA little cut on the soles affects the wholeA little bruise on the arm affects the wholeA little ache in the […]
For a heart known to commotionAnd a head known to liesYour beautiful devotion…and tiesAre like heaven made for a demonAnd I’m so learning many a lessonTo self destruct the horror into Cupid’s arrow…to break through the hollow tunnel of my past’s sorrow IISo when I breakdown at your good intentionsPlease hold onto me with your […]
As the sky looks down on earthAnd the earth looks up on its faceSo do we kneel in earnest…always reciting our national prayer II“Our Father who art in heavenHell is another name for povertyPoverty cower kings to crumble kingdoms because of needSo do, by all means, me feedLet me climb success’ ladderEven if it is […]
As a hero goes home…through a beautiful journey in his most fertile state than loamLet not your hearts, in despair, roam IbThere are no tears nor fears…needed to accompany one whose life deserves cheersIn this here world and beyondWhen his accomplishments are now part of nature’s bondBill was one such person IIHe lived like an […]
Ebi resu te sɛ anantwie…pɛ sɛ wɔn yɛ kɔkɔɔ te sɛ esieEbi resu te sɛ ampane…pɛ sɛ wɔn yɛ tuntum abraneEbi de ɔyiaw te wiase te sɛ nea wɔn apira…efirisɛ wɔn ne tintin abɔ abiraEbi de ehu na ɛhwɛ ɛfɔmEfirisɛ tintin ɛne wɔn eedi akɔmNana Nyame nkutukwii sene n’abɔdeɛ nyinaa! B.Ebi anya sika ɛrepiri nkwa…suro […]
When venomous fangs paradeTake it not as a charadeFor a bite will followOne which can make high strength, weakness swallow IIAttitudes are like pod seedsSome crack in their dry beadsTo give an idea of their natureBefore a harvest brings into force its structureSo take a cue…from its hue IIIMany muscles are monsters unparalleledWho forget not […]
Nature speaks through many a mouth…that humans throw southBut we must take their cautions…and heed to their instructions IIA stone can wake to breakA tree can battle winds to breakEarth can battle other forces to shakeRains can gather to lives takeVolcanoes can errupt to lives takeSeas can roar to lives takeSo let’s heed to nature’s […]
Sometimes a teller’s tale touches on tricky tempters…meant to thrust into taunting triumph with self pointersBy snapping pictures of obscure anglesTo make themselves look like angelsPushing truths beneath piles of liesTo solicit sympathetic cries IISometimes a teller’s tale tackles a truceTo tick adjudicators off to abuse…the other by omitting important points to confuseMaking all, peaceful […]
The tree of hard work grows in difficult soilPushing hearts and minds to toilMaking tired blood boilForcing undetermined souls to recoilBut tire not from the toil IIFor in the sweat of tirednessAre the bountiful harvest of happinessThe congratulatory harvest of gratefulnessThe loving harvest of calmnessAnd the painful death of restlessnessWhen age turns secateur to harvest […]
(Birthdays are days of reflection and reaccessing one’s life. Every 21st June gives me those vibes, even more so in these times when a day must be lived like the last. In wishing me well in every day life continues to grant me breath, I wish years will keep all of us together to its […]
Abreast in appeasing angst of the annoyedBreakers of barnacles of bulliesClearers of cases in characters cantankerousDuty dealers and or dottersDads! IIEleemosynaries in their elementsFamily founders and fancy fansGreat grooms and goaders of guns in grooming Home holders with high horizons and hope Interesting interrogators of intrudersJudges and jurors of justicesFathers! IIIKings of KingdomsLovers living atop […]
