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UNFORTUNATE STRANGER

A leg in the cold, A leg in the warm, My arms battle to fold. I hear threats of harm As I plod on a strange land. My head is under the money charm Rendering my heart sold I yearn for a familiar arm To ease this cold But feelings of homely needs do my […]

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EARS OF FOOLISHNESS STANDS

Your oration of war abeyance Reduces no annoyance I won’t be used as your lance To ride pretty horses as you dance To the tune of their rhythm while keeping your balance   There’s been the wasted chance That makes me look askance At your words whose flaws are enhance’ Nothing will suffice, publishing banns […]

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STOP IT, NO DO IT

If you play the low, I’ll leave, you know Stop it, no do it   I’m feeling the heat under the beat Stop it, no do it   I’ve lost control and I’m going slow Stop it, no do it   Where will it end if I don’t pretend Stop it, no do it   […]

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 A LADY WITH A PEN BY AMOAFOWAA SEFA CECILIA

  Kwansema sits in front of her father’s house, thinking about her life. Her brothers are all in school studying for their future while she sits idly waiting for the sun to go down to prepare the evening meal. It is strange how she feels wronged. She wants to be a president one day. She […]

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LET’S MEET UNDER THE COCOA TREE

  Let’s dance under the moon light Where no one will put up a fight The moon will gladly give us light So our toes will be in plain sight   Let’s admire our pretty natural selves With the fireflies who’ll watch themselves Me with my braided foamy hair You with your beautiful intense stare […]

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THE DRUNK’S PERSPECTIVE

Young girli you no fear? You touch lion’s tale without a care Shebi you want your house to be broken through You fear consequence but you want to play   Young girli hold on tight This night your nyash go cry foul “If I close your eyes where can you touch?” He can touch it […]

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UGLY WRINKLY WORDS

Age must be a curse Especially when it comes with an empty purse No one thinks to take a guess If at a point it was worth something, this mess   Even shit once had a price Many might have fought for them with audience and money dice But saying this will not suffice A […]

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THE VILLAGE CHAMPION BY AMOAFOWAA SEFA CECILIA

  Mamavi climbs the tree on one of the chain of mountains that encircle their small village and sees the Hohoe River. How beautiful it lies with its serene obedient waves playing on its surface.  The Lawoe Mountain sits close to it as the waves gently stroke its roots. There is nothing as beautiful as […]

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SKULLY TANKS

Breathe in the flesh suffering, no attention A breathless being ready to join the earth, full attention It’s time somebody thinks If this selflessness in making skulls money sinks Is enough to quench our thirst by serving as storer of drinks. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014.

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LET IT GO WITH THE WIND

How much time do we have? At which age do we part? Could be years, could be a year, Could be days, could be a day, What ever the problem, let it go with the wind.   A life so sweet A breeze so beautifully felt A face like yours, must be looked and be […]