Pilots know the risk of turbulence …but still take chances of flying Captains know the viciousness of some storms …but still steer boats for days …using navigators and relying on winds Drivers know the many accidents …which whisper to deny them and others …lives …but still drive through the roads Living is a chance of […]
It is hard When it dawns on you and your sky turns dark It is bad When you look and see that a difference does mark You can never park Even as the world chases you to the ends of the mad Oh woes of a broken seeded mother! II Even in acceptance struggle Pointed […]
The fate crow Tore and flew a con That fear creeps Traumatizing folks like crazy Tell the farmers in crew Their forces need to close II As skies turn mask for the heavens And Satan turns mark of deceptions As sorries troll more for the hells And stories trick men into dominion Tell the fate […]
Imagine owning a sun that never shines …clouds that never rain …air which never blows It is like systems that never work II Imagine having a dryer which never heats A piano without a sound A guitar without strings A spoon which cannot fetch a thing They’re just like systems that never work III What […]
Sometimes when two hearts stand at a sharing junction They become an unparallel duo The more expressive …the less retaining The less expressive …the more retaining That is why hurts stay longer in the latter …in an abrupt end II They are like sand and clay Although water quickly seeps through sand Clay takes its […]
i. Armed robbers ii. Citizens iii. Entrepreneurs iv. Politicians v. Ghosts i Dem dey claim we be murderers! …Satan im workers! …wicked foks! …society demma bother! …trÉ›ts? Na wetin be dat? Ha! When we be the sad football wey dey dis life field im top Ino be life every one wan live? Wetin free for […]
None asked how much the moon’s death yielded …him None asked his needs None even asked how he fared All they needed were theirs …and theirs …and theirs Adding anger to his fears …of stepping on toes …with his tired words II He was the community goose …a gander given a womb of provision …to […]
They say Afua Kumankomah …called on Odomankomah ..to bless Kwame Ankomah For choosing her over Adomah In front of all the people of Kromansah II They say her back barked to scare the air …and even blinded eyes …before her thanksgiving Her chest was the prized home …all hungry emotions fed from in fantasy They […]
Like stainless skies Every being is born without a blemish We fall from birth into ignorance …with abundance of opinions Some trashy …others great Days help us sift the good …through knowledge seeking Until we reach near perfection And are able to note that labels …are for uncouth and lazy learners II We grow …through […]
The elders did say Those who host our hands in their mouths Need no hit on their pates In fact, I posit that Care routes must be taken To even tickle as a giggle can mean a bite It is a mess that dresses in a curse even for the blessed II To hit a […]
I have been on for so long …ki ki kikim …gi di gigim My oil has run out due to friction My strength has zapped due to exhaustion With critics piling their meanings …on my doings I am back at zero in productivity So help shut me down …like a computer …only for a moment […]
Days when fear marched many – …like cattle …into the fences of many Yahwehs …are over II Days when hell’s description …forced hearts into cuffs of religion …just as innocent people are forcefully imprisoned …are so so over III So tell me about hell And I will show you a shell of thick skin Which […]
Little bird …you’re no duck …you’re no eagle You’re a nameless little bird …blessed with wings So fly easy …fly slowly …fly rightly So you don’t get swallowed by the sky Your swiftness in flying high …might cover your steps …making none see you …making many forget you …in your high loss Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]
You there – …looking so darkingly fair Can’t you see my interest …caught in the rays of your awesome shine? II You there – …making me fidget like a bad queer …looking like a treasure in a dream land Can’t you see me searching your eyes …amidst the many star bugged ones looking? How are […]
Our yearning calls for explorations pelagic As fear hangs surrealism on a wagic …stick while we hope for magic …fearing we’ll turn tragic So we pray for magic to fix the tragic and dispose of the wagic When the inevitable swoops like a hawk Always asking why we can’t freeze …the now into a static […]
Check the neck you peck to wreck …with your beaky specks …you sheck looking like a steck …needing a wash in a beck II Throw the stone …if the mistake bone …is not a clone …inherited by every gene …from the first homo sapien III Abuse the accused with the excuse of fallible confusion But […]
We have been on this battlefield …for too long Enduring torture through fears …and hurts and pain …tasting shameful bites of sand Today let’s turn savages II Stone down your doubts …as David stoned down Goliath …and walk into the gate of confidence …for a fresh bath of your spirit …and a fill of can-do […]
They move They move like automatic scanners …to register the front …and especially the back No matter the hard hitting bricks …that prick their dicks …to prompt a trick They can’t help it Such is their wiring II Let the goddess of beauty be in arms …a demonic spirit …dressed in dying plantain leaves …in […]
Trauma is like stroke It strikes at once …but heals …if it will …like a star famished conceited bride walking down the aisle Hanging breaths with the rope of anxiety II A brush of hardwork A clash of fear A rush of impatience A flush of hope A gush of anticipation A hush of pessimism […]
There are many shiny glasses …showing me in cool classes Acting editors of my reality Ably aided by clothes of my smiles But be not fooled II I am a garden …a garden with varying tenders …who left dents …which their followers rent to further dent …and soon register their can’ts …leaving close watchers with […]
I’ve walked through the gates of hell Without even a wailing well Life, like a wicked trader, did me needs sell In a struggling shell Always rising through the fell Heeding determination’s bell To think I’ve lived to this tale tell… II Who am I to say I’ve lived to dues on end pay Before […]
She says “shush” …when her side swerves …the best’s serve And claims a marked miss …after her heart sinks in defeat II He hisses a diss …if his target bounces to another …in an obvious miss Eyes see the shudder …but only an insensitive chameleon …hits hard a hurt in loss III It is a […]
If I wanted your game I would have more than that …in less than the sweat of your hunt If I wanted your game …the game you so vilely parade …trying so hard to cover the charade …with my taunting, I would never break so much as a sweat …in fencing me with many …better […]
Goat …get green grass to graze …to get grace in your growth Be no bird bedder …begging births to bird your goat II You’re a goat …whose wishes and gloat …won’t grow you wings You might see no wisdom …walking in this caution But be sure not to act like the cat …which got caught […]
You’re now new …selected from few …enjoying your mew …as you, others chew Oh, Today’s-Hot-Cake, change your view For every dawn comes with its dew II If you think I lie …ask the seamstresses …about the beautiful clothes they made …for their classy clients …a decade past You’ll know, the best turned rags …because love […]
See … I was branded a seed destroyed Because I clung onto the fearful bus …of impossibilities Look at me through the eyes of the wise …who played my crazy card …as I live within the biggest nation of impossibilities II I was constantly threatened by failure …sometimes losing to its punches …sometimes winning through […]
Sounds sent to my ears …tell tales of towers trailing my tail …and riches reaching my wretch Funny …how hearts heed to hovering whispers …and plant need seeds begging for my watering Ah! … Wo ti puu puu a …wÉ” bi di wai …ebia na É›yÉ› obi koobi ase aprapra! II There are suns which […]
I am stuck in this place Where thoughts upon thoughts race I am stuck between a lone journey and a choice Each having its distinct voice II Where is the roaring readiness? Where is the hopeful happiness? Where is the fine fitting? Why is societal sentimentalism The only whipping whip? III Is it wenching wickedness […]
There is nothing wrong with a break After a tsunamic life shake After all, it takes time for scared fishes to travel through rivers Back to their sea after explosive shivers So you in the mirror, take time to cool off II Eyes close take time to open After a whirlwind As its dust takes […]
Educate your root to groom its tree For the tree will in turn groom its flowers And the flowers will bloom fruits in the grooming II A strong foundation is the trusted seat Of a good building So dig well with best pickaxes Clear well with best shovels Mix well the foundational mortar A good […]
I am a witch! Yes, a witch! That witch who flies on the broom of hard work Through canoes of the night Paddling with rumours of the bored On rivers of the covetous Hoping to reach the sea of success Without your sweats of bother So hide not in calling II I am a witch! […]
You love my life But hate my strife You abhor my stain Yet love my rain You loathe my strain Why love my gain? In every chicken resides a bile Definitely, the sun comes with its light and heat Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © Jan. 10, 2019
We have crossed the seas of wonderment To the shores of no surprises Overlooking waves of bizarre shocks whose lost electricity Have turned bubbles, foaming tongues of the ever licking waters, flirting with sands And succeeding only to open and close onlooking mouths Without waking any sound from their belly beds II This is an […]
The fingers of days have connived with that of months Joined in by hours and minutes, seconds and nano-seconds Crowned by years to selectively Choose the best part of this heart To dig foundations of pain Building storeys of unforgettable loss through grave deprivation But I tell you today You will search from my hair […]
Gates of life are on shes Fact! Hammers for carving those gates are on hes Another fact! But birth births death And hides in sicknesses Accidents Suicides Cruelty Old age Always conniving with time To blow forgetfulness On its mischievous handiwork How cunning! Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © Dec. 26, 2018
An angered in a fear A hurt in a tear A love in a shyness Hatred in loving All throwing tantrums bodies can’t bear to show So model what suits We are many in one Acting ourselves within Chasing models without II If our feelings will show Like movies through our countenance It will be […]
In this nest called earth Minds differ in colour of thinking As others sit to pray, plan and stand to tan Under the tough skies of hard work Some weave their traps like spiders To get hold of some hunting flies Others look for pliers to take out the knots on others barrows Okukuseku! Nnipa […]
In this myth we live No matter who conceived All that we believe Is the magic of breath II It lights the eyes So let them look It opens the ears So let them listen It opens your mouth So let it say All that it needs to say III It powers the heart So […]
Now the day is awake The sky is serving light All that hands will take Will base on a heart so bright II I hope that for life’s sake We work with all our might Like bread in an oven bake Our ends will shine so bright III We have to burdens shake And face […]
If passion’s flicker did take liquor And whispered these many trials That hang on every life’s tree To flower into fruition To be plucked or pecked, fall or rot Only to reach a cut, break or an uproot Many swim fighters might have failed in competition Intentionally II Yet a real excitement Like curiosity, hanging […]
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 […]
On this dead branch Carried by water, I thread Each step, a shocking surprise Interlaced with fear But like a blessed cat with nine lives The soul carries this body in moving on II My only cocoon is you This poem, where my bed of peace is laid My only home is you This poem, […]
A skeletal build
With veins of neglect
Blood of stress and thirst
Meat of hate and pure hunger
Skin of punches of cold in a harmattan visitÂ
And bowl of heat in sunny days
Nails which have tasted the hammer of many quarries
Eyes which have joined the run against death
Legs which have collapsed and been whipped by need to a wake
Why do I see them so well?
Furs in sweat Fishes in tears Heavenly misconceptions In watchful eyes Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © Jan. 10, 2018
There is an insect town On this beautiful living lawn But all passersby see Is the beautiful grass and its fee Yet night planes their insecti-flight And day takes them from sight It is like sweat in a fluffy wool Or vampire ants in a crown stool II What is seen may not be Once […]
​ Many a steps are forced by need Many a man’s need suffereth from greed One’s seen need is another’s goldmine I am that hen Looking for the feet of the mythical hawk Stepping on the wellbeing of my chick II All many eyes see Is the flower with different colours Standing tall in the […]
Bouncing conflicts Dancing frustrations Fishnets of successes and failures Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © Nov. 24, 2017
There are many roots beneath a single tree Yet it needs many others to break winds There are many brooms running and breaking free But their strength in numbers, all fear rescinds II Sometimes, even fecal worms, do space need Sometimes, even water, do drops be But a sea stands more chance of waving at […]
Many voices Roar in this fiery sea Voices of rivers Whose feet have tasted different sands Voices of rains Whose bodies have tasted higher heavens Bodies of fluids Whose noses have smelt rotten foods Vomited by covered human gutters Bodies of sweats Which have explored varied pores Each lamenting like lost pilgrims In the end […]
When songs of nightingales Hit blocked drums of infatuated cocks They cry loss but look hardest Cursing the hearing maker II When the ‘borla’ bird Dreams of cuddling a peacock It shivers at peck-like-axing One that can give away its intestines In a split second III Every struggling soul Like a beheaded fowl Kicks and […]
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