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LOVE

IN THE REALM OF LOVE

          Leaning on the trusted gives relief On its highest heels is the automatic perfection spectacles Vine of emotions, Cupid works with potions Easy breezy, Cupid’s early wings are unbreakable   II Is it me or all? Initially needing time to walk like snails and Shouting at time to quickly pass […]

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LIFE PEACE RACISM

GRAMMAR FEUDS

In the land of Parts of Speech All resolve my yearnings to teach But indulge in verbal breach Rendering me an outcast II See, they couple by inflections And I couple by base, no inflections My lonely sound bounce back in deflections Because of the addition of ‘s’ to my name; ‘Shows’ III Now Tables […]

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LOVE RACISM SOCIAL

UNDER THE SKIRT OF SUPERIORITY

Fears run rampantDown the streetsWhen words are lost andSolace springs from thin air,Molecular mornings igniteDivisions uniting the sky,Conjoining the lost,Churning distant souls refinedInto something quite like you and I   II Something can be nothing Walking through thin air without a face Taunting with blurred thoughts without a trace Molecular afternoons ignite Threatening to spark […]

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LIFE LOVE

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS OF LOVE

Soft flowers are lined From the doorway to the bed Bowing to the new Madam of the temporary Bed who looks like an angel II She blushes in white; White as pure as snow for all To know that she is The luck filled being in motion She is filled with emotions III She smiles […]

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LIFE LOVE SOCIAL

WHEN STARS GLOW WITH THE MOON (TANKA)

When moon sits in state Stars gather to see him shine Praying to be him In nights unborn to lead the Shine in lighting the dark earth II When moon sits in state All stars shine in their own fate Their yearnings shirked to The background for light to rule Brewing their oneness III What […]

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

LOVE CAPTURES AND DESTROYS

The stingy man opened up The nagging woman shut up What is up? They saw it riding in hooded chariot Speeding in beauty Capturing with need And taking all the pride there was Those who hated to lie Wore clothes of mud Those who hated to sit Sat on needles of hurt Those who hated […]

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LIFE LOVE

LOVING BLINDFOLDS

In her eyes Love with him flies His every whim is her desire And she does all his needs require Even when her body bleeds II In my eyes Hurt with his motive flies Cheating being his only desire And is bound to all his desires acquire And laughs as she bleeds III She is […]

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LOVE

Learning Love

Loosening leaps Learning lust Listening leasts Leaning labour Lengthy labyrinth Laconic limps Laird lessons Labouring labia Lambent lightening Living lively Leading ladder Leave the la-di-das Learn to be the linchpin Leave the lost  Live in love  Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014

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LIFE LOVE

NEEDING ONOMATOPOEIA

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 […]

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LOVE

LOVERTINE

Magintine in lovertine Blessinpull in maheartine Feelingtine is overtine Lonetine calls frustratine Make it mablessintine I know this may sound like fake language, and it is. This is the pure version: Magic in love Pull blessings to my heart My feelings are overdue Loneliness calls for frustration Make this my blessing time Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]

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LOVE

PAINFUL VISIONS

The huge tree cries It cries for its loneliness It sees it all House them all. When the moon lights its eyes And darkness whistles, They come in pairs. Many swing Many dance Many kiss many lie Many sit Just making each other reflective mirrors The hurtful of all Is when many fight Go, come […]

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LOVE

TO MY FEMININE SIDE

To have me in your ride Touch my feminine side I’ve rules you must abide Our oneness needs no divide II To have me by your side Let smoothness glide Have no scary skeletons to hide Our prideful parts must not collide III To have me by your side Tone down when you chide Slow […]

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

TRAVELLING FEELINGS

Sweet At my feet He offers a seat II Sweet At the beat He offers a dance III Sweet As it heats He switches on his cool IV Sweet He makes all neat When dirt sweeps across V Sour By the lengthening hour All the sweet turn to sour So sad. Thoughts then tend to […]

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MOTIVATION

SENDING LOVE

  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 […]

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

LOVE LIKE A BEE? (QUATRAIN)

Love must be a butterfly Flying here and sucking there Deceiving beings by being sly Because its angels are rare II Love must be a bed with bugs Pinching beings when sleep is sweet Denying addicts its hugs And pushing beings to their feet III Love must be bee with honey Combing around to make […]

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LOVE

CUPID’S PAINFUL RHETORICALS

What do I do? I knew not the heart had eyes II What do I do I knew not the heart had no ears What do I do? I knew not the heart runs faster than cars III What do I do? When stifled, this heart tends to threaten bursting IV What do I do? […]

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LOVE

BOUNCER

            You Came here And rubbed salt Painfully …in Caring not a hoot About the heart with fears   You rubbed into injury Salt which burned after your grave wound Like a hobby, you loved beyond compare You forgot I am a house built with bricks Bricks which could return […]

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

WHEN STARS BEAMED

He sent the bright stars With many sweet candy bars To bring me sweet smiles II The moon sat afar And nodded in cute brightness Smiling through it all III The sky beings thanked me For brightness of my presence I happily beamed IV Suddenly, clouds formed And fumed, calling lightening And thunder, and rains […]

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LIFE LOVE

BLOCKED SKY

He Smiled bright Sending flights Of blood To crush Within II He Called me From angles And I rushed Thinking not To his feet III He Used me As his rag And threw me out Only to pick me up After I was washed clean IV Now I have seen With my own eyes The […]

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LOVE

BE MINE: LOVE, LUST AND LAID

Some are cigarettes Lighted, pulled and stepped on Some are alcohol Drank, drunk, alert and forgotten Some are cars Used, crashed and abandoned Some are foods Eaten, digested and eased out dirty I don’t want to be either above I need to be your eyes That one person who sees through your lies I need […]

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LIFE

THE LITTLE HOUSE GIVES HER THANKS (CRAZY STANZAS)

Travellers merged To produce this house And when they parted They left her unprotected. II Though unoccupied, God brought forth strong trees To be her guards And gave them more leaves To break all winds III Why won’t this house jubilate? There can be an earthquake Time may blow it down But in this living […]

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LOVE PEACE

HELP HEAL

I Roaring rays Raising ruins Raising wrecks Reaching rules II Hear Havoc! Have hearts! Hurt hatred! Heal humans! III Love lives Long lives Leading lives Loaning leaps IV We’ll work When wise We’ll win Win wars V Roaring rays Reaching real Rest right then Reap your rise When we win Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2o14

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LOVE SOCIAL

A HEART IN RUSSIA

I You are ice cold I’m in hot fold You love Jesus I so love God I’m branded sinner You’re a holy saint You hate my ways I dislike your unrealities But you love me so And I love your innocence II A heart in Russia Too good for Cecilia I need you to know […]

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

HURT REVERSED (NONET)

My heart then, was your comfort playground When you felt like playing a boy I was Naive Toy in love’s land Hurt and pain gave me life And after you fell Horror begging? I’m no fool Don’t beg Me Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014

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LOVE PEACE

HARMONY OF THE SKY

I Shiny sun, Gentle rayed moon, Twinkling stars, All shine to light II None competes For another’s space Because they know  Their precious places III The sun has a tempo That it controls itself, While the moon appears; Little by little until  It stands in the middle of the sky Accompanied by the little stars […]

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LOVE

FABULOUS FIENDS

Flowery flowers Frown from fear Fuming fiercely from feisty friends Finely forcing for futile flow Formidable forces faboulous fright form Faking futures free from fear Only to finally let them fall Poor, poor flowery flowers Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 (This poem means beautiful ladies try to ward of fake suitors sometimes by frowning only […]

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LOVE

ON HEELS OF FEAR

I I see you And all my intestines walk out of the rivers of my womb II I see you And an earthquake from the depth of my blood begin to form III I see you And I feel it, a tsunami will blast my body very soon IV I see you And I know […]

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LOVE

LOVE ENTANGLED

Hatred has blocked all paths Gossips are like ketchup garnishing the hatred meal Pointing-fingers are like tree of thorns Making crossing barriers impossible for us What do we do? I see you You see me We’re trying to figure it out But my family arrest me Your family arrest you In an unreasonable misunderstanding Adding […]

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HEARTBREAKS

LOVING YOU

I Loving you Comes with a bucket of tears On a hot coal pot  Boiling hardened unyielding fears II Loving you Comes with searching broken pieces of trust Scattered in sand And mixed with gravels III Loving you Comes with a handcuff for hearts With a durable lock For imprisonment in the heat IV Loving […]

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AGING LIFE LOVE

SWANS WITH A HEART

I Arm in arm Let’s move like we swam In the rivers of beautiful but challenging Cupid Ignoring many comments like “They are stupid, Leave them be, Later they’ll see, That feeling is foolishness” II Arm in arm Let’s move like swans And step into old age’s jacuzzi Swimming as we smile and look back […]

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LOVE

LOVE IN BLOOM

If you hold me tight It is allright Just make sure your mind is right And your hopes from me are bright Trust is a light Pierce no holes in trust, not even slight Give me no reason to from this vehicle alight If I feel all is right I’ll glow and join your light […]

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HEARTBREAKS LIFE LOVE

GHOSTS IN MINDS

Abracadabra! Abracadabra! Abracadabra! If only these chants could give life I would have called your ghost memory Which stays in my head And give our initial meeting A static life So you’ll be that sweet being under my feet Even if there are hot coals under your seat What good is this us When you […]

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LOVE

BURNING NEEDS (ADULT POETRY)

I I sit in this hot seat Going up and down are my feet Feeling discomfort and wild Are my passions untended And my mind goes on a wild goose chase II Future hands, dip me in your rivers Future heart, don’t think about my shivers Future eyes, whip my passions Tear its might and […]

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LOVE

IGNITION

I Ignite my light And let our passions take flight At first sight II Ignite my soul Be no mole It is too cold so be the hot coal III Ignite my heart Wear no hat on your heart I am no mouse, so be no scheming cat IV Ignite my mind And let us […]

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LOVE

STEP INTO MY TEMPLE (ADULT POETRY)

Step into my temple And show me your dimple And I’ll show you I’m simple As I with you mingle My foamy hair will be let loose My hand beads will sing you songs My curvy body will for you dance My waist beads will give the instrumentals You’ll be my special guest A whisper, […]

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LOVE

INTERNAL RACE

I A thunder storm In my heart you form But there’s no platform To help it explode So here I rode II When you blink I shrink And can hardly think So I came here To treat me fair III It is amazing How none sees what I’m facing But still my heart keeps racing […]

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LOVE

WEALTH UN-NEEDED

I I travelled to a land so sublime There was no poignant scent of crime All things were flowery in their prime And there was no scent of hurt II Grandma gave me a comfortable seat On laps which sat on her feet And asked me to listen to the beat The beat of beautiful […]

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SOCIAL

LOVE PLAY

“Pa, panananana, panananana Panananana, panananana, pananananaaaaaaa” Softly, Play me that piano softly Putting passion in your fingers And softly Play me to sleep “Pa, panananana, panananana Panananana, panananana, pananananaaaaaaa” Doves hover to listen Nature keeps silent to listen The angels gather to listen And witness So softly, Play me the piano softly, Just play me […]

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

DONE CAN’T BE UNDONE (HAIKU)

I My heart, like an egg I gave on feelings unknown Knowing its dire risks II You held it, like gold You worshipped it like diamonds You loved it like God III My complacency Drove you to your height in fright Your complains, meant nought IV I drove many cars Like crazy, shunning yours; mine […]

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LOVE Uncategorized

EVAPORATING ICE

The heat is on So the cold which won Is entirely gone Now sweats brew On the loving ice Which was so nice When it lied in the arms of cold What can be done? Get a cooler Or risk evaporation And be left like a shell Completely empty Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014

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HEARTBREAKS LOVE

THE TAUNT THAT TURNED TO HAUNT (AMOAFOWAA’S LA’LIBERTAS)

I When hands touched hands We hugged and kissed Laughed and teased That was what streghtened its stands II We fought poverty Battle sicknesses Were each other’s blanket Cried in each other’s arms Loved truly in hunger And prayed for the rains to seize III Then the sun begun to shine You cried confusion Denied […]

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HEALTH LIFE

KNOW THEM

Lie on the sickness mat And see who uses his fanning hat When the sun sits at its angry best And many flies hope to push beings into the earth II Never be disappointed by what you see None will want to pay that fee Their safety is their thoughts’ keys Which locks consciences to […]

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LIFE

A DOVE WITH LOVE

A dove with love Fears nothing from above This dove is like the banished Living love famished Flying alone sends chills through the bones Something nature condones When the air whispers The trees in pleasure stroke their whiskers And the dove feels worse Where is its half? Could this be a curse? Hope of a […]

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LIFE SOCIAL

THROW ME HIGH

I Clip not my wings When I fly I sing Even if you can’t hear You’ll see me there II Break not my wings You know not what I can bring Just throw me high And help me fly III Ingrates abound But I blow grateful sounds Just give me a nudge And keep watch […]

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LOVE

YOUR ENVELOPE

I Make me a letter I wish to be a letter Posted just to you II Make me that letter In this time of angry cold To get right to you III When I’m enveloped I will quietly lie in wait Of your warm embrace IV I might travel land Or might travel sea or […]

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LOVE

REJECTS’ SUCCESS

Even rejects’ success hurts Not witchcraft, pure humanity Not wanting and aiming to keep somehow Is pure humanity They have a name for it: Selfishness But honesty of these feelings Spell maturity And that maturity brings respect Respect for the self And blessings for the future So feel all you want But love the growth […]

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LOVE

A BOAT LIKE A STOAT

I On its boat We aim to gloat Forgetting when we fall we’ll bloat No matter the nature of our coat II There are many to note But we, on its beauty dote Basking in our ability to float Until its vices make us emote III We then think of what advanced travellers wrote And […]

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LOVE SOCIAL

THINK THROUGH (TYBURN)

I Singles Mingles Tickles Wrinkles When singles mingle they do shine Then tickles and wrinkles and whine II Footage Knowledge Cottage Village They get no footage nor knowledge And end up in village cottage Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014

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LOVE SOCIAL

CUPID’S CHANNEL

In Cupid’s heat The drums of hearts beat As fluttering takes a seat And daydreams are filmed neat II In Cupid’s time Heartbeats chime And rhythms rhyme As equal voices mime III We were there There where there was care Care which was rare Rare until it turned to dare IV Now it is a […]

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LOVE

WAITING?

Here, I wait Like a rooted stone Here, I wait For your grand return Here I wait, Waiting in anxiety Will you, Like the loyal knight return? Will you  Like the diligent knight dig me out on your return? Will you Like the loving knight wash me clean after digging? Will you Like the perfect […]