They make all women live in secured walls with ears …a shut door with eyes …firmly locked windows with noses …and a confined ceiling with a mouth, thanks to societal police The whole body of their buildings have a feeling easily felt by outsiders So secrecy is ineffective in their dictionaries No matter how hard […]
Akorkor always fantasized about her wedding Wanting it exciting Wanting it romantic Wishing it big with a cake gigantic But now Corono pushes her on her knees with need …to shrink it into a social distance party of twenty five II Coming from a big family Where her mother’s family tree in close proximity …can […]
You walked in on a Wednesday …like a win And had your body toured thoroughly on a Thursday like a triumph You had many fry on a Friday …to gift their tongues the feelings of your welcome Elders sat on a Saturday …to sift through names of saints The sun sang loudly on a Sunday […]
A day’s rays …says not its greys 2 A bow’s foe …goes not for one row 3. So here and there Do what is fair Share your best And take a rest 4 Because when you’re caught and bought You’ll mostly see that none fought …for your got 5 Laughter is slaughter for many a […]
I shot my mirror for showing a horror …in my corridor today Now I miss the beautiful side of me it reported …and carry the stains on me needing cleaning II I threw my machete deep into a river out of anger After it missed some shrubs and thorns …in a desert I’d found myself […]
In time …the rich will gobble down the poor …and form their paupers who’ll be the most pitiable …of all Because they’ll find no free grass to make hay And they’ll find no free fruits on trees They’ll find no free land to on lay And there’ll be no bad job to take II In […]
May this day Push forward your yay May this day …drown your nay Because it is May Day II The world will not run itself If minds and hands and voices and legs cease …to run it The world cannot be this thrilling If minds and voices and strengths of humans …fail to work it […]
When I finally leave Let it be known that I was the leaf which struggled to stay …on the right branches of the tree of life And heeded no intimidating winds II When I finally leave Let it be known that I lived like a sheep …meek, mild, affable, humble But fought like a lioness […]
Abu sits and spits his chewed kolanut on the ground Wondering where his taste bud, this bitterness in it found He looks around and hears a sound Mba Hassan greets, pulls a stool and sits …watching as Abu chews and spits II Mba Hassan can’t help but ask What is giving a full grown man […]
Food – Good Clothes – Manners Body – legacy A You care about foods which will fees cease And care not about the good …which will stay in hearts? B You mock the clothes which will fade to rot And mock not the manners …which will overstay your gone? C You mock the body which […]
A. Ex B. Tickiling C. Kissing D. Caressing E. Fucking F. Smooching G. Body H. Sex Hb. Fuck J. Lovemaking K. Hard L. Gently M. Fast N. Slowly O. Multi-tasking P. Waking Q. Mortar R. Poundings S. Loses his fire T. In two minutes U. Frustration V. Loves W. Cherishes X. Spontaneity Y. Satisfaction Z. […]
This is the heaven we want The heaven where fetish angels with Biblical don’ts front …blasphemous revolutions held sacred by sanity won’ts II This is the heaven we seek The heaven where eagles are made weak and meek …to bow to chickens, lending their beaks …to be used as axes to cut their own thoughts’ […]
I was going to buy kako When I heard him shout “PRAKO!” Held by four struggling policemen His strength surpasing the uniformed men Abena nkɔnkɔnsa I get tipsy on nsa and nkɔnkɔnsa So I stood rooted Hoping to see the matter’s roots uprooted And so I watched as he fumed pointing at a boy …who […]
If you don’t crest your nest as best And you just vest your best as worst Watch out as the rest shun your nest And their hate grow in their best …making you a worst living in a jest nest Will that be just? II It is the smoothness of your belongings …that crowns Not […]
Daily dials of discipline Drowsy don’ts of decorum Distance drowns of disrespect Daring draws of darling II I fence myself with my discipline …to protect my conscience which I thrive on One of them- …never touching what can’t be mine …in love So I cross not that fence …let alone jump it To safeguard my […]
You built a furnace with your deceit …and lighted it hottest with your lies You pushed me hard …into it …with your disrespect And locked it firmly with your abuse Your cheating fanned to fuel its burns …and your cheeky smiles added more coals to keep it flaming If a Samaritan has broken those hot […]
A third wheel will have to be steel …not to feel the pain of wheels And the daunting bas of squeals …which horn for their shed II I did invite her Thinking we could with her share a meal Never thinking her a hare …to break me into a run for real III On that […]
Men of gourd who are bored Wanting their worship to be restored Acting ridiculous in their own called Sit your butts, strap your gourds If you have naught to revive your adored II You can’t use hate to sing You can’t an ignorance bell ring You can’t taunt those who bring Their A games to […]
Horses who neigh Problems which weigh …down our growth …destroying our oath …of freedom and justice These are the main chains we need to break …to be able to wake and take our place …in the race of race II So let the horses cart their chariots Let the dogs bark their shadows Let the […]
He told me He told me she pushed him down a cliff He did tell me He did tell me she squashed all his hopes …and rendered him homeless in his own home Throwing out his soul …and shattering his spirit Always leaving him an empty barrel …deserted by all he held dear So he […]
When it begins …fear places three choices on a table 1…kneel to submit 2…act to defy 3…do nothing for a blow over That is the beautiful nonsense II When you pick 1 You accept to be a doormat forever When you pick 2 …you might stumble and get stuck over needs For an abrupt cut […]
A. Ambitions B. Hurts C. Calm D. Determination E. Education F. Father G. Gratefulness H. Hard work Hb. School J. Servitude K. Knowledge L. Love M. Mother N. Studying O. Pain P. Praises Q. Quiet R. Travels S. Self Love T. Trauma U. Seers V. Priests W. Wins X. Strangers Y. Siblings Z. Zeal Ib […]
What is the name given to the game …a bird plays When it goes up and comes down to bath in potable water …with its contaminated body Only to hang in mid-air to shoot arrows of disgust …at the fishes living therein Calling them filth needing to be cleaned …all because of its small wings? […]
This is the year …the year Judas’ name takes rest …from the betrayal bench II This is the year …the year Jesus’s fame refuses to hatch sin …with religious freedom by limiting locomotional freedom III This is the year …the year death touches not the son of man …on a cross calling for loss of […]
Good deeds …in silence speak loudest …when it gets its right channel of sound II Good deeds …fade and become self piercing arrow shades …when self horned III Great advices are like nuts …wise heads crack to track and stack …for self protection Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © April 10, 2020
Too much time on hands rhymes mimes of crimes committed …by unfortunacy As humans room …and viruses rule I’m left in this huge bed …thinking about your fate and the state of your remains And shedding unseen tears …to frowning faces of the dark Angel of mine turned shrine in my heart …are you well […]
Many lessons are born each day Making learning a requirement for wise minds None fails to notice …that defeated suns get no reverence …from owners of wet clothes They’d choose the heat of fire No matter the gifts defeated suns shower II They can light They can shine They can lead to pots of gold […]
///// ,,,,, ….. Bars are bars Commas are commas Full stops are full stops Ib Heat Cold Rains Showers Storms Air Know their visitations Commend the good …as you will tell off the bad II For horror tells on hearts …fanned by air complaining of cold Ungratefulness tells on souls …soothed by showers complaining of […]
Perfect suns Perfect air Perfect showers Heart farms right II Fulfilling times Infectious laughters Amazing rest Heart works well III Beautiful storms Challenging hurdles Extraordinary wins Heart loves right IV Because you found me a land …and had me replanted You found me suns …and you built me a shade You called rains for me […]
Facts .as… .act. .act. .as.. Facts II You can enhance your personality …with lies Lighting loving on your acts Plastering perfection with manipulation To let birds of gullibility sing …your appellations All these in timed dark Ib Enchantment ..chant…. ….ant…. ….an….. ….an….. ….ant…… ..chant…. Enchantment III When the real sun lights And the real day […]
With your eyes …you undressed the stress …and carresed my mess …to bless me until I healed from distress …and turned a blessing II With your eyes You massaged my heart …with a message from a genuine heart …that intrigued me Reversing my hunt to park at your gate …in a submission that broke a […]
There have been many a blessing turned curses …in high seats here Gunning for our resources for self agrandizement Heckling our right wingers to close mouths in ear deception Aiding and abetting liars to cover their rots Never thinking of the poor in straits dire And by so doing leading wise hailers into regretful wailers […]
Fine fellas fall flat on their faith Their forced fate flakes to fake their inflamed fumes Flaunting fanatics with fears of fiery flocks …unknown before a farm of wealth Ha to the haha! He to the he! II How many tubers are now buried in trousers? How many hands now keep to their fences of […]
Dear God, Beings hide in being Because a sickness has picked our body bricks …as home in its quest to destroy us Sparing few as carriers Pairing pain in others Forcing some prematurely to death’s home And caging the healthy in their homes Odomankomah …since the earth is one of your wombs Please come to […]
I’d rather you suffer in my silence …which shuts your door with doubts …and still opens your windows of hope Because I know you’ll split us into you and I …and put us in a ring of animosity …no matter the sound which walks the red carpet of my mouth So please read the pleas […]
I know fear now lives in every head like a ruthless master Making a cough enough to bluff the security of safety Making a sneeze freeze hearts of comfort …shattering confidence in the healthy I know just the mere mention of the two out of the three syllabic word – …coro, …makes many scamper for […]
Akilakpa never regarded his Ghana …while he lived in its womb He dreamt of a land with a forever mild air conditioning …where sweat is nil For he had heard the grass is green in Ghana But in that land …the land ranges from greener to greenest II He couldn’t wait to shed his Ghanaian […]
Corona has corrected many a curse …curing many a con in many a country Clever Corona! II It has shown real needs as to wants …of supposed developed nations – …toilet paper on top, food below, great minds! Correct Corona! III It has taken silence bragging …from dragging borgas Stopped many planes from flying the […]
You were raised a lazy god of the home – …your hands to never touch a diaper …your laps to never host a child …your ears to never stand a cry …your palms to never knead dough Yet you stand in front of a judge …after collapsing your home …to scream GIVE ME CUSTODY! GIVE […]
A beautiful pink rose in greeting …Ontario Art Gallery in salute Amazing walk to York Street …and more An incredible dish at Marché Cafe Crepe for delicious crepe eaten in walks …Right to Sky Dragon Where food displayed called fingers to touch …and lobsters waited to be chosen – …a little sad but with a […]
Obi yɛ aburo ma akokɔ bi Obi nso yɛ akokɔba ma akroma bi Obi yɛ akura ma agyinamoa bi Obi nso yɛ akrantiɛ ma gyata bi Ewiase wɔ hɔ yi …ɛtesɛ ahoɔden atwedeɛ Wo wɔ tumi wɔ obi nkwa so …saa ara na obi nso wɔ tumi wɔ wo nkwa so b Enti mma wo […]
Barry is a talent exposure …and a maple lollipop Barry is Hill of knowledge ..a fine wine in winter in front of a fireplace Barry is a map of Toronto …a head with a compass Barry is a father …and a husband extraordinaire IIb Barry’s breakfast is the best …and his dinners sure lure a […]
He says he has an active fire station …one where fire engines of pleasure are kept He says he has a vibrant fire station …one where vehicles of tickles are stored He says he has a yummy fire station …its working hoses posed to show doses of loses …of champions But the cantankerous Abena Freda […]
If there is any living being …who awes in many a treasure hunt …and miracles in many a strength Woman – …you’re that singular one II If there is any living being …who deserves many a praise …for a generational raise …even through a suppressional chase Woman – …you’re that singular one III If there […]
Around a table of seven souls …seven spirits with seven bodies Craft Beer Market’s belly hosts …awesomeness in utter beauty Laughter and happiness …friendships and love Life is living under the Maple lamp II An evening of knowing An evening of beauty An evening of culture …shaping our structure 7pm smiles chiming a 9pm stop […]
I know not many oldies …happy to be looked down upon as hustling …and glad to be called paupers For age calls for more care …after energies wane We all know the needs of a woman …traveling through her sixties II When her age travels through the sixties …she needs more care in thoughts fair […]
Scars are solemn stamps Seen in simplicity Sure in shocks of battles our bodies have won So play not with their reminders Forget not their lessons See them as blessings of experiences worthy or unworthy II They who cherish their scars …live better in care They who hide not their scars Know the beauty of […]
This is for every borla bird …who now flies an eagle Dodging stones of rejection …outwitting guns of oppression …outruning hurts of ridicules And shedding the smallness of being looked down upon …to reach the peak of respect This clap is for you II This is for every doormat …who now lives a house After […]
If I were a spirit I’d work in a pound …or at least in a dollar And spend in a cedi II If I were a spirit …I’ll impact in a developing …and chill in a developed III If I were a spirit I’ll dance in my home …and meditate in diaspora IV Because balancing […]
Madam says it is a beautiful day A day with a wide wide way A day to have many a say A day where happiness deserves no delay I smile at this gay day …which imprisons my thoughts to satisfy Madam A gay day A gay day it is II I left my roof on […]
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