“Prempeh My pastor says paganism is prison of soul Its profit is pain Its purpose is pitiable And its pleasure is a plague So you must convert or lose me” Mercy Opoku says without lifting her eyes to meet his II Conflicted, Prempeh prepares to meet her pastor on a rainy day He sits in […]
This situation This situation of fire begging for my ownership …rain begging for my usage …wind obsessing for my picking All at once Throws me into a confusing sand If only I could have all in one! II I fear the heat that might cheat to beat …my skin, my easily bruised skin I fear […]
You can carry your cross Because you know the loss that once bossed …and tossed it out like trash …in stories told, diluted and sold …millions through billions to zillions of times Please do carry your cross II Carry your cross And leave my burdened thoughts …to do it halfway Through sympathies bought for my […]
When you love the taste of pepper And you choose to buy tomato Thinking pepper is hot Tomato is mild Know a vomit awaits …to publicly shame you A cleanup will wait …to hardly strain you A stress will toe …to emotionally drain you And a scar will birth …to befriend to your death So […]
I stand at the crossroads of …a known path …and an unknown path Looking left Looking right Confusion playing my mind like an annoying xylophonist II The known road lies with its congratulatory beckoning And an ego whose mouth is widely open …to swallow whole my pride I see the line where my knees will […]
You chose, You chose the flapping and slapping ass And the beautiful big brown eyes You chose, You chose those breasts oh so walky-up-and-downing voluptuous And those beautiful long legs You chose You chose the toffee-like mouth well painted And the milky-coffee-like-skin well bleached I didn’t matter then I don’t want to matter now II […]
Will I leave a giant tree And go for flat earth When I own no giant tree And only own a flat earth? Will I leave a broad chest To go for a standing chest When I have no broad chest And only have a standing chest? I love what I love Though […]
The little Sun and the little Moon stand on my land Competing for me to wear their bands, oh poor Sky! But they look like dark small tools, so I cry. How will I explain this to the little Stars when they land? That these young lads were the only options in choosing in the […]
Men women with wings should never go in for: Married men; I don’t need to say much. Extremely jealous men; they’ll embarrass you in places you can never imagine. Men who want you to foot bills during outings, they may never be responsible towards their children. Men who talk nonstop, they’ll never listen to reason. […]
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