Amidst the joy There was a ploy To kill the boy Just like a toy II Soldiers were deployed To act bold and never be coy, And kill all, even the decoys. They were allowed to all tactics employ III There were shepherds of joy For the given boy This news, the king annoyed And […]
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Offerings scream as they Walk on heels noisily to Pockets of pastors II Paupers’ pride in Christ Is paused for glitters on beings Who are known vessels III Bibles have no defence As fire can flame all its clones. Christianity cries IV Give! Give! Prophets shout Receive! Receive as you give! Offerings are back-doored V […]
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IN PRAISE TO THE ALMIGHTY
Fishes jump in honour Elephants thump in clapping Emperors sound trumpets Loving the Holy Mystic II To the mind reader Healing the sick and afflicted Easing pain and sorrow, ‘thanks’ is in order III Praise be to the king who Rears these fowls through all weathers And welcomes the obedients […]
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I NEED TO DATE AND MARRY GOD
I need to date God I need to date God Because before I would think He’s already thought He would feel my hunger And would feel my pain He would feel my love And would give me trust He’ll corner my lies And will hold my hand Feeling my discomfort in heat And holding me […]
Let them answer me Let them make me see Let my thoughts side with thee By letting the words the Bible harbour that “We were made in the image of God” Clearer in my thoughts daft shade II Can the pious God Who is known as a sage And speaks in parables Mean we are […]
Christmas is palpable Intents are horrible Many will use no Bible They are waiting to kiss Under a mistletoe for bliss And will take no one’s diss II Gone are the days When many stood at bays To think of a blessed baby in tangled hays Now there is the sexy dancing Now there is […]
Sourcer’s sources Serve our forces Cut our loses And change our bosses II Wanderer’s wonder make pain surrender Cut hurt intruder And put war asunder III This is a prayer We don’t have a lawyer We loathe every destroyer So be our lawyer IV Cravings Yearnings Needings Fears Satisfy them; our massive pleadings Amoafowaa Sefa […]
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PREACHER AND TEACHER
So the preacher preached On the pious pulpit Looking on head tops Charging by every “amen” Like a goat, he was sent in By a wife he thought was ignorant And listened as he spoke He held his pen and jotter Turned when there was laughter After sermons he looked down Only to find marked […]
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IF I WERE A CHRISTIAN
Just as Christ came Easing His way through hearts Summoning hurdles to lie Unleashing anger on sins, I would Summon my conscience to light II If I were a Christian, Saving me and all would be a priority III Tearing beings Hesitating in helping Ecstatically jubilating than saving, will be nil IV Soaring on righteousness […]
Let all saints be put together And a giant screen be mounted Let them know they’re on their own Sit, watch keenly and see how sin grows It’s root cannot be seen germinating It’s little plant cannot be seen on any path It’s odour cannot be smelt even when near Because it grows in sheltered […]
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TO GOD (JOSEPH’S STAR)
I Me Thinking right? Not having a fright? The sun is not shinning bright I must look for restful place Where do I look now? Front or back? Dazed II Father What is me? Will I ever see? There is no prompter for you I only see a barrier No clue you are there Please […]
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FETISH PRIESTS
Fetish pastors possessed On Holy grounds Claim Its the work of the Christian God For none sees powder None sees tails None sees dreadlocks All we see are expensive clothes Some jewelleries Mirrored shoes And some hitting-noses-hard-perfumes Are gods now wearing the mask of God? Possession in spinning! Possession in falling! Possession in shouting! Then […]
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FOWLS OF JESUS (HAIKU)
I In the olden days According to the Bible, Most great fowls were killed II Some of them were fried Some brutally beheaded Some painfully stoned III No fowl sought for self But now some fowls are stealing And claiming Godship IV Some are killing beings Wanting to really be seen Materialistics! V If fowls […]
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FAITH’S CONTINENT
I His life started as a beautiful story But horror reared its head And his life became a sight so gory Raining fear without shed II His mama almost died with worry Knowing not how that fate was led His papa was so sorry Always hiding in his bed […]
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ALPHA AND OMEGA (CINQUAIN)
I Lord God So merciful Beyond all high thinking Rewarding the righteous with love Shalom II Lord God Shiny than brightness No eye can ever stand His sight Minds which comprehend Him go mad Father III Good God Fearful anger Which knows no appeasement And smites with a double edged sword Mighty IV Awesome His […]
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A PUZZLE MISINTERPRETATED
I Get as many as four If your heart can measure And give equal love II Get as many as four If your cash can pleasure And give equal wealth III And people get as many as four Knowing not even how to love themselves Loving none having nothing IV If even God chose His […]
I took a journey On a revelation sea Funny, how the waves Roll to blind me when none sees I think I sea But I see the see I think I’ve reached But I fall in Then I grope for my boat Just when I settle in, The waves come in furious And turn my […]
The sickness, her life craves The preacher promises a god which saves So her mother leaves her in his care At night he gets his share He, like the preacher he claims, For her beads, to pray, aims, Gets possessed and damages her more Gaining more pleasure and leaving her sore His nightly prayers continue […]
I What I give you: Misery Pain Insanity No gain II But on my account: You fall Protect Hold me close Give, give and give III Your anger Are lessons Lessons to strengthen Strengthen and teach To conquer IV A heart like yours Is undefined A heart like yours Is so refined It is just […]
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A PRAYER FROM MY HEART
I Lord Great thanks I give To you II God Your words I believe Are true III Almighty My life I know You own IV God I act bored But you know My heart V Lord My sins You know I loathe VI Sweet God My fears You know Are pure VII Oh Lord Save […]
I If there comes a messiah Or a future disciple of God Would we ever know or believe enough To acknowledge that life from the start? II No! I don’t think so Not in a billion years Those whose times produce them Will laugh and jeer Make mockery and sneer At the words of another […]
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DARING QUESTIONS
I Why did Christ need a place In a woman to appear And not that of a man? II Why was there no female among His disciples When He passed through The gates of femininity? III What at all did He do For women Aside tearing the veil of division? IV I’m sure he saw […]
I Please God Don’t be bored I am the rag Which dirt tags But I need your mercy II Dear Lord Please be not bored I will go your pace To see your face So give me your mercy III Oh Lord Spare me your sword And let it work to protect me I know […]
I I live to sin A not so proud of trademark As much as possible, please prompt me Lightning my path for me to clearly see II There are the needs And there are the wants Please help my needs And be graceful with my wants III There are the lovers There are the loathers […]
Mum told me to take Christ as king To also go to church and sing And believe in good guards with wing II She said those guards have life contracts with the Almighty God To follow and protect me with an unbreakable sword In the spirit where no amount of money can afford III Mama […]
The bright shinning stars Playing sweet songs on your sky Tell tales of undying love My heart will travel To your chest to merge as one And travel to the unknown Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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TO THE PREACHER WHO YEARNS
Thou art an earth idol Thy heart is not thine Thy soul dwelleth in the temple of Jah Like a congregation in a church Though honour and piousness do ye fortify Thy yearnings must be buried like a dead being None liveth wiith […]
Who preaches to the preacher When he needs preaching? Who motivates the motivator When he needs motivation Who tends to the only doctor When he is chronically ill? Who will hold the hands Of the holder? I stretch my hands As I close my eyes Picturing God And asking who gods […]
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GOD’S CHOICE
God can’t afford your hatred sword So he let’s you on your own accord To choose and ask when you see He’s lord For his opinion and to invite Him on board God can’t afford your hatred sword So he leaves you free to not […]
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TO THE MAKER
In my fire rantings Let the seed of river sewn within Grow mysteriously to quench the thirst I give In my savagery Let the balm of coolness sitting within Speed to heal In my moment of chaos Let the peace you planted like petrol spread To take over […]
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HOW DOES GOD LIVE?
In arbitration And granting mercies Or adjudicating, Doe He sit, cross his leg, Stand, lie, sit in a palanquin, Hide behind curtains Or mysteriously has His voice represent Him? I’m asking this of The God whom many talk of. In listening To prayers […]
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EID PRAYERS IN POETRY
During this Eid I pray for all aggressors to be timid To seize all that is horrid During this Eid Let lives be splendid Forgetting all spirits which happiness hid During this Eid Make it your bid To on chaos put an unbreakable lid […]
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EASIER SAID
He told her: “Give it to the lord All that your thoughts can’t afford And He will use His sword To cut the roots of all its chords” He further said: “All have been written That Satan can be smitten By beings but his knitting Of traps is surely done with his muting” […]
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DRIED LEAF AND FIRE
A trickster, an afflicted An ordinary, a spiritualist Met at the path of need The former in monetary need The latter in need of freedom The stick which fails to be a branch And goes wandering, ends up in The gutters of the mouth So darn right, this adage Thus, the dried leaf faced […]
It is a known fact that Ghanaian gospel singers come onto the scene meek, respectful with an air of the African gospel singer attitude (dressing from head to toe for females with archaic head gears and normal shoes for men). But what do we see? After one hit, they tend to wear everything from mini […]
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HELLO GOD!
In the steps There are webs So thin but so powerful How do I walk As your pace demands When with each step The light in my eyes strain? You’re a God I am told Whose house is far Across the river of the sky You see it all I am told And the answer […]
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YOU SEEM TO BE A PHANTOM
You seem to be a phantom Who lives in everything living Your eyes are never shut Probably because you watch out for us Or could it be you trust no one? Your beauty goes throughout the land Yet none has seen you Why the mystery? Who are you hiding from? Who follows what he can’t […]
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SHOW ME A BLACK JESUS
Show me a black Jesus And I’ll change my name to Christiana Peters I’ll carry His words like a heavy cross Because I’ll know He is my life’s source I say show me a black Jesus One who was taunted with a banana And I’ll follow his steps to the tomb Believing […]
Do it to perfection The needed direction Which will take me to that mansion Do it to perfection By not going against your instruction To cause any commotion Do it to perfection The words which wow the congregation And gain you much affection Because I’m open eyed in this mansion Looking for […]
Standing on a mountain top I have the eyes to sadly pop The ills which never seem to stop In the full glare of the big cop He is a big moral flop Who has from his sanity gladly hop He is being awarded a disgusting crop To say no word to make them […]
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LEAD THE WAY
I stand on a little mountain Surrounded by so many huge mountains Some with openings showing many a beautiful fountain I tried but lost the countings All shout to be looked and booked I sit, stand, try running But realise I am rooted Until I choose, my running is no running Imagine all […]
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PEACE GOES DERANGED
For a mystic unknown Much hatred is shown For a mythical blessing There are many hate lessons So this one says hurtful things to that one And that one cuts the ear of this one And the brother of this one kills that one What is their aim? To please one who has never been […]
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IS RELIGION SUPPOSED TO MAKE OR BREAK?
When I was young, I remember I was a devout Christian. I prayed and prayed for others and sang so well at church. But growth came with the realisation that religion is psychology manipulated. Its main purpose is to use what is morally upright to cage the mind and subdue our animal urges (which they […]
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FIGHTING FOR NOTHING
By a dint of thought She realised she’s always fought Fought for the general umbrella of her faith Fought for the general umbrella of her tribe Fought for the general umbrella of her gender Fought for the general umbrella of her family Then why do the rains flog her? All the rains flog […]
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FOR THE FRUSTRATED MIND
Don’t crush the skull You must be distraught, I know You are a sufferer Because many pull your skin Wanting you to follow their path to a creature across the sky A path that they claim has been hidden behind death Don’t crush the skull You must be tired like stuck bottled water wanting […]
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ALLAAAAAAAHU AKBAR
These questions I ask,
Please freeze your temper
And raise your hands to your guards
To freeze their ears
I am only talking to you and you alone
“What? To marry a Muslim man, I’d rather stay single or kill myself. It is not that I aim to label. I know the religion is fine. People who practice it without greed do great and live with mankind in harmony, but now, many are confusing religion with their barbaric cultures and use the literal meanings of quotations from the Bible or the Quran to push their selfish desires. It seems the Bible helped Christian women to be human by specifically saying one man to a woman, the idea of Muslims being asked to marry as many as four and love them equally, which is ridiculous because to me because no man can love four women equally, makes me fear getting into any of those traps. I also pity the women whose jealousies are cocked on their chest forever.
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WALKING TO THE RAIN
It is raining
But I am not seeing
I know you’re seeing
But choose to let time do the telling
Like a real gentleman, you choose modesty to boasting
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NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
I am half baked bread Not edible nor a throw away I have been tutored to call the name of the resurrected When my woes open their mouths to consume me Or call for the parents of my grandparents Who have turned gods on another planet To come to my rescue The former being alien, […]
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