Whatever the meaning of adults being children before seeing the kingdom of GodI really need to know before serving GodWhat is it about children?They whose only currency is adorability which can’t buy zilchYet are filled with seeds of tiredness they sow in hands which tend to their wake to their belch…right to their sleepThey who […]
All my complaints in life now lay on mats of unimportanceAs my eyes travel across the length and breath of this healing placeChildren saddled with ails unfairParents wearing the looks of fearMaking God seem like a myth without careSuddenly, the money for my rent dissipates from the list of my despairThe money for my fees […]
With hearts so coldBe bold to fold the old to be sold…to transition housesAnd leave your children to empty houses…with money huntersSo they grow with unloving encounters!You think, like a discarded baggageYou become free as they become other’s luggage?Ha! IILove of grandparents can never be transferableThose hearts, through experiences are able…to make stableGrowing hearts with […]
Oh thou phantom without breath Do I seek your needed concoction To have you formed in my boiling pot? II I know you need a mouth to ask “Why the hesitation?” Yes, I was so made into this Yes, and was so brought to this realm But do I wish this on another? III I […]
“Kokrokooooooo Ade akye oooo” The static bell of the cock in wake I ask: Are motherless children happy? Did they sleep well? Have they no fears? Fears of impending danger, Hunger, Thirst, Loneliness, Ridicule Forced labour? Are there many thinking of them? Are there many wanting to wipe their fears? Are there many to give […]
I Lightnings strike and bright Thunders of stomachs rumble Drought mouths fight the breeze As their eyes rain cats and dogs Hunger gnaws at their in-beings II Weakness is their king A look; all it takes to know But none seems to see Those who see, follow strict rules Hunger must bite lazy hands III […]
The rude visitations of the rains Touch my sanes What becomes of Those with unsheltered homes? What happens to Those with no mother’s arms? Who tends to Those with no towels of comfort, Who feeds Those who live from hand to mouth? I weep watching their plight in my mind Cooped […]
They swam in competition for the eggs And won their race Just hoping for some pecks So they bore all the cramping and escaped from sicknesses’ chase Only to come to the shore To realize they boarded the wrong vehicles Now what? No matter the many walks one will take You see some […]
They give Than receive Every time Their touches Are heavenly Always Their eyes Are honest Any time Their smiles Pure blessings Thankfully These angels Innocent babies Blessings Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Tears! With my eyes, I scan through the contours of their stomachs And see hunger chewing their loins Filth! With my hands I feel their dry and scratched skins And battle many devouring pests Feelings! With my mind, I steal into their tattered selves And feel the whips of the dreary cold […]
Unequal fingers Makes the hand Unequal stars Help bright the sky Unequal boundaries Make round world Unequal humans Makes the world So love the children With their needs and dreams. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014
They came in the flood They came ready to battle They came knowing there were no in-betweens but death or life. They swam in the ocean They swam without fins They swam knowing sharks were hunting for their feed But their creator gave them no options. The battle for dead eyes has been won The […]
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 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 […]
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