I don’t know what to do I am like a nail With a magnetic force Which uses all its strength to repel magnets But I am now locked in a greater force II I don’t know what to do He is everything I dislike: Location, God-channels And all But I feel trapped Like a mouse […]
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A weird thing, in Accra, sat Sputtering and mumbling “tar” Until it said it was called day II Day which was new But had many problems dew The first after a terror flood III It is going to be used It won’t get the privilege Of seeing the lazy in action IV It would die […]
Emotions dance in veins of the holies And I am a holy The weather’s fan is fanning vain whims And I have a vain whim The sky’s complexion is dark and light And I am the sky At this point, fans are suicide Air conditioners, murder The air is rudely entering pores without knocking And […]
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DRESSED
Oh He dressed sky beings with glow So they will be visible to eyes so low He dressed the man with strength So they could guard protection’s length He dressed the woman with beauty So she could charm in surety He even knows the shy sky Would need privacy for her nudity So dresses her […]
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WATER AND FIRE (FOR THE BURNT AND DROWNED)
Roastings and drownings Fire and water Ghana has seen another May nine But tear gas folds its arms in innocence Nature meets artificial Fire holds the hands of water And harvest lives in horrible hunts Leaving us awed II We are crying Because fear stands holding his whip We are mourning our future selves […]
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HIS COOL SELF (KOLA NUT)
Kola-nut lasts longer Oh! In the mouth of those who value it Learn, that the elders did form a quote right And I value my Kola-Nut II Not that it is too sweet Or that it is too sour Tasting idsdetermination of pushings to greater heights III Kisses for a brother On his […]
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A MESS IN A DRESS
Boy is twisted Ruins his upper Uncaged but demented Chess of a mess stripped into a dress Ending fatherhood borrowing an old womb II Jesus must be in distress Eating His disgust by looking unto His father Never hoping to use His cane Never wishing to have grown his mother Emancipation damaged him Really, […]
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WE ARE TWISTED (CRAZY STANZAS)
We are like varied but same flowers Pretty in different shapes, colours and sizes We are like flowing rivers Bubbly and dense but burning by rocks beneath We are like opposing reflections Speaking in weird deflections Making dumb demi gods weak While stabbing ourselves with our double edged daggers Yes, we are that twisted II […]
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NANA AWERE DAMOAH
Like an angel He brightened my world Getting to thoughts of paranoia Where hoarders are concerned I saw not how But he did his magic Brought on his therapy And an uptight me Began to open up I thought it was magic But it was inspiration Sharpening braveness Making me an achiever Slowly, I found […]
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IMPRISONED (ADULT POETRY)
When I spotted him It was like magic His light travelled to wake dead feelings Buried under the earth of my skin He was the electricity And I the wires II So I found myself asking “Is he too taken?” If he is, then I committed adultery Adultery of thoughts Because he looked […]
I challenged a student who just completed high school to write a poem on faith. I am actually surprised she did this in a matter of 30 minutes: Many find it difficult holding on to me I am defined as the substance of things hoped for The evidence of things not seen I am […]
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DEEP AND SHORT
Pop the hop Crop the top Sing with wings A pin and a spin Are like triumphs with time
REFRAIN: Sɛ ↄman yi bɛyɛ yie a Na efiri me ne wo Sɛ ↄman yi bɛyɛ yie a Na efiri yɛn ara Na efiri yɛn ara Firi agyanom ne nnanom akuafo, akruufoↄ kosi aman mpanyinfoↄ so Na efiri yɛn ara Na efiri yɛn ara Ei! akwadwofo ei, annuanomu mmratofoↄ ne ɛmfamehofoↄ Na efiri yɛn […]
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RULERS
The cocks have the docks For they hold the waking locks So “kwa kwa kwa kwa” those mocks May end in needing knocks II They have the stocks They’ve the keys to the flocks So elephants’ strength is ad infinitum But common sense makes them kings III So follow the kwa kwa kwa And soar […]
“I love you, I can’t live without you, You are so beautiful! Hey no one compares to you I will die for you I am so into you Hush and feel my heart beat for you” These are old rags Buried by some ancestors Who died thousands of years ago A real lover is one […]
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FIX THE NEEDS OF A LADY
Fix the needs Fix the needs of a lady Wrangling of nothings Glitters and twitches are naught Just fix them Fix them needs of the lady II Who are you impressing? The world with jealous eyes? Or the flashes which attract the jealousy of the sun? Fix them needs Just fix them needs of the lady […]
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BRUISED AND CRUSHED
Mama you should have magically told Of the possibility that love could have me sold You are the one who carried my mould Are you satisfied that I am broken into many a fold? II Papa, you should really have magically warned That love stands a better chance of having me harmed You […]
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LIKE AN EAGLE
Be strong like Mount Afadjato Or fall like the Twin Towers Be swift like a tsunami Or be trapped like oxygen For maiming and trashing II Swimming in breath Is brimming in wealth So be the eagle And fly as such Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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CARESSING YOU (ADULT POETRY)
The sound of an L The circle in an O The tingly tips of a V I write in your heart climbing the ladder of an E II Open your thoughts And let your eyes, be independent And sit behind as I write my words on them like a slate. *** Tongues will […]
“Holiness! Unto the Lord” What is that man doing on my porch? After his gossipy wife Acted like a goat in sheep skin Does he still have a face To show up on my porch and pace? II “Holiness! Unto the Lord” Oh! I am glad Sister Akos tripped at the podium What kind of […]
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BREEZES (DIAMANTE)
Breezes Cool, flirty Swaying, seeping, feeling Great, temper, strong, helper Breathing, hugging, growing Beautiful, birther Winds Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Walking through the doomy path Of jumping in my final bed I stumbled on a being so dirty Resting on earth in clothes of naught II Funny how I saw the face of God And felt what He really has in store No words did come from the mouth so sore But his posture did […]
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IN THE WOMB OF THE TOMB
Wise? Nice Price of dice Once, twice, thrice No six? Then lies We cast as many as we should Winning few and always losing more But once, twice, thrice the dice We jump like mice Being chased by cats Until we enter the zone of eternal dark In the womb of the tomb Amoafowaa Sefa […]
Croak, croak croak!!! Instead of cocks crowing, Frogs’ croaking have become the wake call The breezes act with decorum Blowing north, south, east to the west It’s as though they’ve been schooled Schooled for evenness II This day, Beautiful birds glow On centre stages of muscular and firm trees “Pi, pi, pi ri pi Kwi […]
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INGRATITUDE
There are pointers That ingratitude, like breath, is inherent And is produced by the human heart Like bile is produced by liver II Let mouths wavering mute for a minute And listen to reason As validity, like water to the dying thirsty, Is all III Why will a teething child Bite mercilessly nipples which still […]
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IF I FALL INTO THE ARMS OF DEATH
If I fall into the centre circle of breathlessness Please be gentle with the leftovers For it has carried me well It took my sorrows And suffered as such It took my hurts and bore my scars It took me places and left good traces It might not be much But it served me well […]
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AT THE MERCY OF APIO
It seems like a cloudy morning wearing heat clothes Headache holds a fiesty cane Whipping mercilessly Warning with pain the need for abstainance From the flowing enticement of Apio A little sound is cursed echoes of torture Eyes are like cassava buried in the ground Being uprooted by a hungry angry man The heart cries […]
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SOUL TRASHED
Down Solemly down Deceiving teeth show like a mask The soul like a burning child cries For redemption But outward appearance drowns its cries Into the gallon of the filled tight heart Crying hurts pour like torrential rains A faint matured voice calls for hope While a child-like voice emphatically calls for an end An […]
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WASTING NAILS
Wasted humans are like human nails Those scratching gently Are replaced in days No one recognises their importance Teeth murder them at will Blades are their wicked cut throats While cutters are like their doom judges So scratch deeply in light as hard as you can Not on other skins But on minds So that […]
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THIS SHORT SPAN (HAIKU)
Soft, weak arrivals Like fresh “koobi”, we’re Being dried for earth’s dish Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015 (For the benefit of foreign viewers, “koobi” is salted tilapia dried with salt for preservation and subsequent consumption)
I dream of food Like earth craves rain And the sky does give In its own time II I dream of school Like vehicle crave fuel The owner does fill At the proper time III I dream of shelter And like the tortoise The earth gods give Until pubics harden IV I’m left to learn […]
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WHERE ARE THE REAL STORIES?
Where are the mouths? The mouths wherein lie the real stories? The real stories guarded by fiery soldiery intents of deceit? II Let them loose! The stories which have true buildings True buildings in which kisses never solves all Yes, never solves all hurt puzzles III Let them loose! The stories which house horror habours […]
Me, I am the metal in the bell Me, I am the cause of the ding Without me, There won’t be a hearing of the dong I am the ding and the dong The don of the bell Never think of having me sold II Me, I am the sound of the voice Me, […]
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UNFORCEFULS
What if I don’t want to? What if I don’t want to eat anything? Will I be held at gun point and risk losing everything? II What if I don’t want to sleep? What if I don’t want to sleep anywhere? What if I don’t want to rest? Will I be held at gun point […]
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AGYA ABAN IS A GOD
Agya aban must be a god Ooooh, Ataa, let me explain When I was growing up I heard one of my uncles died My mother told me Agya Aban killed him Because he did not fix the road And the angry road showed its anger By chewing my uncle and many others I asked who […]
Ex gratia has met its militia Its gun is lowered in front of Mahama Although few mouths are opened in awe The master, for once, aims to be fair Will we see a parliamentary demonstration? Ha ha ha haaaa, ho ho No one is penalized for wearing “kuntunkuni” to a funeral ground But wearing white to […]
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WAKE UP
Like different worlds put together The head can battle the heart The stomach can battle abdomen Legs can battle thighs Ears can battle ears Nose can battle mouth Human is war Human is war assembled So when the heart says no to waking up, Let the head, like the king, rule Even on a food […]
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MOTHERS, YOUR BLESSINGS
We are like hens Hens are the pens Which write lives Hens pave way for cock men To help write lives So I tell mothers: You are the lands Which keep the well You are the hands which feed all mouths You are heavenly gateways For blessings untold You are the pores of heavens Which […]
Mothers Takers, keepers Carrying, tiring, giving Sacrifice, care, play, pain Protecting, loving, worrying Work, pray Mums Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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SHIKA AND RANDY’S FUFU
Gobbling fufu Rooted in kontomire’s blood With snails laid in state Are Shika and Randy II There are ghosts of fishes Swimming in their dishes And mouths in wishes Wanting gobbles of the dishes But caring less are the two musketeers Shika and Randy III Oh! Kumasi Adum! The labour and labour Satisfaction The hunger […]
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THE GREEDY CHASER
He is fine and suave And so wears them Wears them holes like clothes II He has an overall in his huge house One that all his family knows One that God’s hands have sealed One that all close acknowledge III I am awed to a point At the overall’s removal In replacement with many […]
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NOISY BEAK
Hunter, zita is a bird A bird whose family needs a shooting Because they always shout in calling When even breezes step quiet in falling II Hunter, I know it is good Good to make your presence known But not when you have no poison And your enemies have catapults and guns III Hunter, zita […]
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COMPLACENCY
I Trees on rocks I know you fear no sand pest And you are famous Because you are unique But don’t be complacent II Trees on rocks Don’t act immortal Remember there are strong winds Which can break you in twos If it can’t uproot you III Trees on rocks Complacency is burst bile in […]
I need me an animal An animal who lives longest To study its habits To know its foods To adopt its relationships To see if I can live like it II I would give it freedom Freedom to express itself And make it know it is my teacher I will see through its eyes Eat […]
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A BED WEARING LONELY SHEETS
With stolen thoughts I sleep with these two tiny legs Like a nice gift cramped into a package With giant sinful thoughts *** I lay here Naked in the eyes of Satan Satan who is a charlatan And never forgives *** He promises to give me a lonely thrashing With cool hot cold heat I […]
Hopeful ears help fearful eyes To pick on lies And strip truth naked To dress the lies To present them to mind Banishing glaring truth Into the evil forest of future regrets Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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CREATORS OF gODS
It is the cook Whose blame is booked When the taste goes bad Like a stinking spoilt fish So women! Do cook the lads so right! II You worship your creation Into demi god-ship When they seek for worship From your future yous As you’ve always worshipped in tears Book your blame For you are […]
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ON HOT PLOSIVES
Burning and burnt Bear same papa burn But burning has hope Burnt is lost Be the best burning by swimming Swimming in honest seas II Poor power pretends Proud pets are penned When its pretension pensions Pom! Pawns then peeve pain’s Power packages Pom! Plain pests plucked like poisonous plants So power the plosives […]
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FIRE AND ICE
I am fire I am ice I am the loudest storm of all I am a whip I am a mattress I am the perfect knife of all So sit Cut your head onto your laps Cut Open your thoughts and search so well If your heart’s legs can dance to the tunes Of my […]
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IF BRITAIN HOLD THUMBS
Monarchy There is no anarchy A little descending And there needs a working standing Englishs’ steps Feeling no reps Britain’s trust Being so just Might have to rust For there is none just With political thrust In this greedy cave called world Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
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