Another morning visits Coming with its stomach Its need for clothing Its need for being walked or driven like a dog Its need for dialogue And its many conflicts in diversity  II Abena, like the earth which must hosts it, I succumb to its whims Allowing myself to be played like its guitar For […]
Death for freedom Freedom from evil Freedom from pain Freedom from fear Freedom from principalities and powers Freedom for sainthood in happiness Now that freedom’s head is in the armpit of chaos, Enslaved by brutality Being beaten by atrocities Spit on by materialism Stamped on by selfishness Being slapped by earthly ticklings And insulted by […]
Where lies your heart? In the will of safety or doom? Trust your heart to a machine That can crash and maim?  II Where lies your fear? Oh travelling heart? In the machete of maiming Or in the bowl of death?  III Where lies your motivation? In the importance of work Or in […]
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 […]
“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 […]
And the Dr. said to calm They would never do her harm But on whose ticket was she there? School fees of needers? Feeders of hunger? And the pressure tend to be up She didn’t want to be there Dr. flips; “You can’t tell me what to do” Her anger, the patient’s anger Araba knew […]
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 […]
I wanted to see I had my own dreams of what it’ll be; Having massages and drinking tea Receiving much love without a fee Being the she never cheated by a he Feeling surreal loving all and me But it was never what I dreamt it’ll be II I began to see That everything was […]
She, watches and walks away Having nothing to say Bowing her head in shame Dreading love’s name II She, refuses to wipe her tears Because they are flowing to show her fears She hears many mouths say fie She wants to die III Because love’s ride Made her hide And her trust tuned to tides […]
The mango tree Lived so free In the middle of the forest Many animals rested in her bosom Many others lay in her hair Wild ones made swings to play on her It bore it all Hoping many would protect her in time It ovulated, mated, and produced her young They were many but she […]
Feelings run with talking shoes Tainting my veins in all hues Month after month, paying no dues Popping and yelling with no cues Like I never ever loved II Their aphrodisiac is cold, Run amok without being told Their running strides so damn bold They have such bad taunting hold Like I never ever loved […]
Eyes of you great walls Borrow mouth and talk to me What do you witness II I know I’ve been halfed By the carnivorous teeth Which no eye peruse III Why then does my bed Cry about another’s weight When the part lies blank IV Dear eyes of my walls Please help me know who […]
I love you You know I do But my eyes need to rest Like the sun takes its rest So let the muse Blowing the sagely fuse Stop the sweet abuse Until all relaxations are let loose For I hate to stand accused While my muse uses me and stands amused And watches me confused […]
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 […]
Thunder Loud, proud Striking, terrifying, hurting Radiant, expectant, fearful, destructive Enchanting, torturing, scaring Talkative, lost Lightening Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
When the pastor shouted halleluyah! The “amens” were higher My eye caught their wire And followed their empire II The eyes meant for the pastor lust after the choirmaster Who saw the flicker in remembrance of their first litter The female lead singer : Adwoa also eyed the choirmaster Nerdy Pious, who loves Adwoa, eyes […]
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 […]
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