From fists of fate…fly flies of falsehoodsForking flocksFlipping farcesFrosting feet to fear defeat IISo hurdles win our wealthAs our hardwork is buried in our insecuritiesMaking us part of hurdles’ ownedJust because firmness fires not from the graves of our heartsIf only we can be brave! IIISo you’ll see mansions’ ownersHiding away in corners…on the floorAs […]
There are many instances love turns sour Spreading through all corners of head and heart a sore …always pushed to the fore I believe no rat should live with a cat Because in famine, one will use the other for sacrifice We all know who will lose II In a situation where you have to […]
Eyes well shut Mind on ready …to go back to yesterday …walk back to today …and fly to and fro the future And I saw a great structure II A structure of growth …failure …wins …hardwork …love …support …opposition …hatred …conflict …Friction Which all have blessed me with many a diction III Why I cried […]
This is a world where strong sentiments …need stronger spirits This is a world where stronger hurdles – …need the strongest souls This is a world – …where conflicting battles are fought with emotional swords This is a world – …a world where a little inattentiveness spells doom So dig it- …your sword of smiles […]
Mark it You, you and you Who have used my most precious thing As tool to shoot my pride Your hands will clap at the rebellion of your heart Soon, very soon When the world asks that you stand To give me a heroine’s welcome II Mark it You, you and you Whose teeth jubilate […]
We have crossed a bridge of a year onto another Another which needs no bags loaded with problems Dragged into its realm Another whose slate can accommodate no old news Let alone entertain old sentimental views Shed it, we’re birthing ourselves anew II Our past can only be the fertilizer of our present The more […]
A flower of smiles In a hand so warm A massaging sun waving from miles In a sky of no harm Greets your morning from the land of my mind II The land of my mind In which I farm happiness in weeds of strife Throwing stumps and thorns into dungeons of past’s behind Carving […]
Legs stand frail Smaller than thighs Which they carry like a huge mountain on two small trees Yet move calculating not That head to waist add to their load That is the power of living with your all II So why will a soul in flight Complain of the burning of the wind? Why should […]
If my voice strokes your choice And my moving cells you ensorcell Come Come get me II If my yoke in another makes you broke And my charm causes you sweet harm Come Come get me III If I am the witch who burns your bitch And the flower which scents your shower Come […]
Hearts are like magnets Their station, determinant of attractions A sad station definitely pulls many to hover Depression being the lead II Just as rivers find the sea Just as rains find earth Just as hyponyms know their hypernyms So does depression force a stay III We are masters in our ships We choose those […]
If only I were your mirror Showing you your reflection You will see the beauty right here And extinguish your fears As skilled firemen kill their dangers II I wish you see The bold you Who like Sampson Battle the lions of every breath The fearless soul Who like David Conquer all Goliaths With just […]
When tough times are mandated to reign As horrors get the stage to feign And saviours hung in unreachable skies As doubt tells unimaginable lies Pause Look like an owl because Life is a knife Whenever unpleasantness rife So strive to thrive Live in spirits well alive Like the cry-laughing child Who knows no wild […]
When poor brick layers Lay their bricks Many turn spitters Many; urinators Extremists turn breakers Only determined layers Those who foresee their buildings finish Work on through the hurdles Ignoring the shouting metaphors Like unfeeling bulldozers Discerning minds get the puzzle Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Done drowning due to defeat? Dirt dressing in down deceit? Deafened drowsiness Damaged daft dagger Debts on dancing demons Daredevils dressing in daisies Dote on danger and distress Don’t drown to dust your dreams Dump dormancy, dare and dream Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
As night hurries in packing darkness To bolt seeing as day tosses to turn in minutes What thoughts are wearing heels Disturbing your head chambers? II As day prepares to take off its blanket And sun’s door is being opened by the moon What fears are taking over the strength of your legs Forcing you […]
When fate goes to sleep Fear wakes and tends to seep Showing his muscles And giving all hassles Then failure gets dazzled II When fear walks on eye And will acts too shy Uselessness takes a grand seat As ambition falls at his feet Giving mouths words of a defeat III Dress fear in hope […]
If a squirrel Stays in its hole Fearing trouble, Fire finds it And it is smoked out Into a hot saucepan II If a bird Stays on one tree Like a person tied to a bed Fearing a bullet A gun finds it And it ends up a kebab III Let legs take you places […]
When you throw a ball On any floor It bounces It bounces II When you pick it up and throw again It bounces here It bounces there Bouncing and bouncing and bouncing III We are like balls Of grumpy life So prepare to bounce When a throw calls for it Free your mind to bounce […]
Pensive plans pets pious people Pushing poor powers to prey in their pates Pissing pride to puff and play A pent up pecker picks in power play II Pure persons pave power paths And pray to pistol preys at play Pouring petrification in pensive plans To pacify pains and pin position of pacemaker III Puffy […]
In mayonta The strong winds will calm And the heated sun will calm As the rains seize Only to drizzle at dawn The tsunamis will turn good breezes To embrace and caress me In mayonta II In mayonta I will stand like the moon I am In the dark followed by the stars above And […]
Here are my arms Under the strictest of sincerity Giving you the freedom to enter Serving you with hope II Here are my eyes Under the spell of your love Growing intense for your attention Serving you with company III Here are my ears Until your mouth like radio […]
I am looking up So I know The clouds hang on your sky And rains tears on your head I see from far I don’t see how your heart churns But trust me, your sun is fast approaching So don’t give up II During these times, I know failure stands tall Mocking you to give […]
I need to go to school So I can lace my shoe In this muddy pool Where knowledge is the rule II I need to go to school So I can be a tool And seize being life’s bull For it to ride me dry III I need to go to school To flaunt my […]
Pile problems properly Petting petty paupers? Prime prompts privacy Personal pets prune II Miss many messages Messing most in mess Men move mountains Manifesting more miracles III Forms for fans: Fall from far Fiercely fight first and Fling-up firm IV Doing deeds of deaths? Dry destinies in doom Don’t do dampness Drawing in dew V Serve […]
Huge hurdles hurt in heat Humming victory on empty street Housing fear to blow defeat Help hears faint as hatred hiss II Hear who hysteria harmfully hit Hopeless haters who high works fit Hurling hots as word weapons, they sit Hindering the power of will III Help hates the haunted wretch Who doesn’t work and […]
Through the taste of tasteless teas Trippings on thrifty trusted trees To the terrible painful taunting tears Tacit teachings have grown my thoughts Throwing tantrums terrify thoughtful thoughts Teary eyes tend to blind Tests show the trusted In a mirrored gaze. Generate a light And throw it right Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Blow and bounce Bubble and breathe Balls with no bounce Are left untouched A bounce in here A bounce out there An infectious chase Will make your day So blow hard Bubble and bounce Travel far Get the chase The road may not be safe But if you bounce for a while A burst will […]
Once I visited my lonely farm Stood and watched animals do all harm I made to arrest with a few good charm Up, right, left they swarm II I stood there feeling completely lost I looked above to access the cost And saw a bird with a thought so lost Perching on a tree as […]
There is a charm Against sleepy harm So lie a while And wear a smile Think of you In a city of two Chatting nature And smiling to future The soft winds embrace The birds run a race To help them trace Your happiness at your pace Your companion is you Yes, everything you yearn […]
Walking in the air Talking with the wind Eating with fantasy Sleeping in the sky The magnanimity of our minds II If taunters are given funny Places in dark rooms In our minds, they hide The scare and are equipped To work, better III I give them space in their space Where light reigns and […]
Row, row, and row right Ringing rings in reasoned realm Rearing renewals in raging wrecks Racing, riding and rinsing real even when raddled Radiant reaches rinse recklessness Raise right rings and ramble in raid For rainfall mostly comes with a rainbow Real raiment repels rotten cold Ricki, Racka rock in rock Rays return right after […]
Sounds differ Scars differ Sanes differ Shivers differ Even the world’s wakefulness differ II What is this? I’m asleep He is awake It’s 7:00am here It is 2:am there The world is baffled at its own trait III But time travels same Retaining its discipline Of not looking back nor slowing down No matter its […]
Tear through taunting tests Turning trembling to tantalising Like a tactician T’ai-chi terrors trouble Tame taunters by tearing tambourines Telling tales of your tactility Tamper with risk Tear through Its tantrums; Tersely With Tact And Tower Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
If all you do is wake Because day opens its precious gate Then know you are awake With responsibilities on your pate You don’t need a smack for goodness sake! You don’t have to be tagged to bake your cake! Run around, get something doing and stop being fake So you don’t fall into a […]
Besties with their bugbears Boiling moments with their blessings Even baobabs shake their little hairs with thin air I won’t fall strong, no matter the hurdle I’ll be strong It is a world where we’re all saints with sins None gives birth, to a complete being as Satan True love is within, who can mess […]
Now, The light has turned up Darkness needs a hiding Day needs a sitting The sun needs a coming Dawn is on Cocks are up Birds are chirping The world does shake I’m shaking with it Let everyone shake to fit Rather than just sitting Like zombies carrying loads of problems. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) […]
Sizzling songs psyche us up Serving our souls serenity Surrender to its surreality To send sparks to your motivation II Pain pecks as poor pests Pinning pins in pensive parts Prove to pain your power By pecking pain for awesome gain III In insecurity Immerse your soul in happy ink Irk low confidence into […]
Winds serenading in seeping Birds serenading with singing Trees serenading with instrumentals The seas lie calm Listening to its fellows Oh! I will do same Gifts, when ignored for long Vanish without traces I will let myself be infected By the smiles of the world My friend, do same Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I I bow And vow To show My foes How bright Days Need to be celebrated To lovingly wash My supposed sins From their minds II Like rainbow Beautiful as a show Every wake, is a take In the scene of the annals Of life and Great living Even clowns will lighten The future with […]
I At present Life is the present And not sustenance II At present, money in the pocket Is like a plug in a socket But even without light, humans lived III We smell our desire’ And have not what they require To help us acquire IV But still, life is a present Because we’re able […]
I Here on planet earth How cows will live, feed and grow fat Are the thoughts of some II Here on planet earth There’s no potable water For some dying beings III On this planet earth Electricity can make Many run in sight IV On this planet earth Common malaria kills beings Who can help […]
I Paddle past pain’s path Prune poverty Pride peace Pun pace Like pure pastors II Pestles pound Pound pauses Potholes panel, Pass proudly Like pure pastors III Pure pastors Pride in pain Pests are poorly pawned Please put pain past Paddle promptly I plead Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I As we speak Many are on pain’s peak Knowing not how it crept on them Thinking not how to get sadness off them II As we speak Many are on sicknesses’ sticks Knowing not what they did to attract them Knowing not how they’re going to control them III As we speak Many are […]
I am here Here as always Diligently at post No need to ask me to leave I am the immortal boss Who’ll be here long after you’re gone So bear with me For this is my place I come with sun Which you can utilise Your nature will determine my gift each day Smile, work […]
Wake with wellness Brush your teeth with the toothpaste of smiles Bath with the soap of positivity Smear the pomade of hard work Wear the clothes of respect Gaggle with politeness Wear the shoes of dreams Use your perfume of confidence Hold the bag of hope Sit in the car of determination And move knowing you’re […]
I Grind the hurtful past Into a debris of dust Walk on in comfort II The winds will see fit It’s route of traceless exit Once you are long gone III Even pigs eat far From their defecation zone To give life respect IV Many eyes will look Many lazy pens will book Ignore pap’razi […]
When your heart is deep in doubt As your blessings start to sprout Harbour no shattering murderous fear Shed no humiliating blinding tear Push through even if you look queer And all faces tend to annoyingly sneer For darkness gets bored without light Especially […]
I The earth Swallows to give II Seeds rot For life III Chameleons blend For safety IV Rocks break To build V In all, just hold tight Your pain is meant for great gain Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
See you in a film Laugh or cry Be in agreement or angry Criticise or support Learn a moral Most importantly Know you’re the star Of the moment Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c)
I Dust, winds, form whirlwinds Which whirls and blocks your cool path And laughs at your trials II You lose your balance Like a paper in their midst They smile in content III Close your eyes and wind Dance to their own tune and see Their muscles will tear IV Dust and winds will fight […]
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