When the rooster calls For its family to roost Oh love, use your wild imaginations And know I am she who calls For you to retire into revival For the supermatics of active beautillucations Which await us for drainage of passion Through tired night’s sweat pores II So heed with ease Lie until the soldier […]
My television is filled with flies So my ears can’t stand the buzz Those piles of emotions Causing your heart’s corrosion Can freely pass through my tunnels So why hoard them until they turn into a filthy fountain Overflowing in-out-in of you? II How is this heart of mine faring? Have you had thoughts of […]
SHEEP Bɛɛɛɛ! Bɛɛɛɛ! What are we to do now? Our murder loom As our bodies are being craved And seen as delicacies in clothes of spices To be grinded first by stones in their quarry And then sent to be grinded again in enclosed insatiats Who think celebrations must see us as things without breath GOAT […]
Death for freedom Freedom from evil Freedom from pain Freedom from fear Freedom from principalities and powers Freedom for sainthood in happiness Now that freedom’s head is in the armpit of chaos, Enslaved by brutality Being beaten by atrocities Spit on by materialism Stamped on by selfishness Being slapped by earthly ticklings And insulted by […]
God! Let your eyes descend the stairs of heaven Into this horror turned Africa Whose boarders have developed teeth Teeth which chews beings in full In the name of rebellion II Lord God! Shed mercy in the direction of the innocent And cage the lions to chew themselves to extinction To free Africa whose trees […]
An elephant gave It gave so much money So much money to buy monkey’s loyalty Spider looked on and laughed II The elephant did things And monkey kept watch Kept watch on trees close As lion lost so much on its farm III Lion offered a reward A reward for the one who unveiled its […]
Autism Clumsy, mysterious Isolating, interesting playful Adorable, angelic, noisy, unique Untiring, destroying, cuddling Incorruptible, aggressive Neuro-disorder Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Sun Bright, hot Shining, warming, hurting High, light, gentle, smooth Dusting, powering, working helpful, harmful Solar Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
(Today is World Autism Awareness Day. As part of the awareness, I present this piece) Different From thoughts to walks There is a difference In looks and work There is a difference But not in evil II Different No one can challenge the fact that There is a difference But you just can’t snake a […]
You are the palm tree Claiming superiority As you’re on your feet Just fall, you’ll see your pests From flying insects to drunk mouths II Every part of you Are needs for others Who pray for the storms to conquer you And you brag on your feet Thinking you are supreme Because you provide shade […]
Nananom were the Lords When the aliens came as explorers Riches turned their heads around And they aimed to be the kings So Nananom were subdued Isn’t it funny that salt were used as toffees To make our Lords tongue licking children? Isn’t it funny that lone guns were used To make men feel like […]
At a glance, you were the clouds and I the earth It was like magic Your soul called for the hands of mine Your strength told my weakness it’ll be fine Your voice shattered my tall resistant wall in line And weeded clean my forests of fears II At a glance you became the healer […]
Call and forget the distance When your earthly vehicle Feels the waistly demonstration of wanting-lifers II Call and forget the distance You are a lion and I’m a lioness We’re all in passion so fearless III Call and forget the distance When the moon acts like an enlightened tent As the stars stand like disco […]
Yams are edible when subdued by hot fire but poisonous when taken raw You know what you have to do In order to make it a corner stone So go fetch firewood like a farmer Set the fire and set it to work Then cook your yam To feed all And you Making a difference […]
Tinkorangmaa, someone poisoned me The person poisoned me through air So I have a few hours to die II Tinkorangmaa, that person doomed me He or she doomed me first by changing my name Crumbling my internal trust III Tinkonrangmaa, How does anyone take me serious? Even the antidotes hold many but none pays attention […]
Serve someone special Sacrificial sacrament saddles salvation Serenading sweet scents to sour Surreal sustenance stays though svelte Saintly sailors are sages supreme Stone sorrows to stupor Stallions support stables to stand So sweet sleep serves not in stumbling Sagely sayings served in stern Saves Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Folks climb tall mountains With their voices as day wakes Pledging commitments? Funny flaws’ flaked forces fan Into action when day smiles II What are we on then? Noise pollution with no track? Time’s irritation We may hear the earth shout “bue!” Like ones whose ears itch and hurt III In wake of that time […]
Marry my mind Please marry the thoughts of my mind Before you think of the pleasures of this bottle That done, even a hush, dash, or flush Can cause a blush I am the golden fish upstream Hiding from the rest of my being So marry my mind Be like the mathematician Get the formula […]
When the domestic fowl calls for a fight with the guinea fowl in the full glare of all eyes, none must interfere because fairness count’s in win II We live, love, work in all view we each have mouths, to talk hands to wave legs to walk what else is there? coverings in clothes don’t […]
We can’t surely say That the tons of blood on Alata land Were by knives of the known devil II We can’t surely say That the new shoot of hope on Alata land Is  free of all knowledge of the slaying knives III Alata is at the crossroad With eyes watching from all angels To […]
Too much rains flood Too hot a fire burns Wisdom like Kwaku Ananse, stupifies Who wants to leave his freedom To hide in little corner nests? So Okonore Yaa please advice Little Ntikumah do weep in good plea When a burning hut is close to a safe hut Only foolish smiling teeth will dance Amoafowaa […]
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
What would we do If God’s number were public Some will train their voices As many try work in phoning His network would need no advert But its owners will always ask for favours Other networks would send many juicy packages Would that even make sense? Giving all lines, they will all jam II If […]
What have I not seen? “Abro-dua” for t. roll? Acheampong for plasters? Ginger suppository to cure candidaisis? What haven’t I seen? II What haven’t I seen? Slapping of mouth challenging elders? Whippings for tribal marks never intended? Knocks of elders never seen? III What haven’t I tasted? Hunger’s sweet bowl full of axes? Thirst’s huge […]
No matter how sweet The voice of a bird sounds It has to read times For it to grace ears of the earth II Who knows? The melodious sounds Can walk into ears connected to taste buds Which crave for bones with melody And whose bones will those ears go after? III We are in […]
Water, don’t quarter Water, nil is manslaughter Water! It is not bitter A good flow serves as a sickness quitter Water, don’t litter Water, help the heart smoother Water, and let skin shed all sweaters Water! Hydration is safer Water! Please water! Water and save your body workers Water can give a nice figure Water […]
I sit in my seat waiting for exam My friends shake heads and call me awam Unfathomable, they think of learning, bam! But I know all their backbones are pitiful shams II Learning is sweating Timing and painings But with determination and dedication All things get together for good education III I’d rather slim in […]
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 […]
If I were your woman I would borrow the brightness of the sun To throw more light on you And plead for heavenly lenses To zoom all your righteousness  II If I were your woman Your meals would be indigenously prepared Mostly by my hands and ours And served hot After my tongues of […]
After the ticktocking into days of seven Bodies so comfy in sinful clothes think of heaven And wear clothes of purity which is a burden To crying God’s houses whose mouths are deaden II As if white masks are cold and heavy They act like sheep when their wools are wavy And after the heavens’ […]
She left her smiling alter Knowing not she was going in for a slaughter Oh why is she being pounded in a mortar? Somebody’s precious daughter! II I hear she had the greatest court Knowing not those days were for her to be bought Now she sits in thorns smiling but hot Can’t say what […]
Stretching and stretching But neck is no ladder Failure branding eyes failures in halls Halls where hands are itchy to write But heads have nothing but shame of naught II Sweats are rains falling in pants Breaths cannot take the horror of pants Time is modelling so thoughts scream “please take of its heels” A […]
As monkeys dress in suits And pigs dress in cloths And monkeys eat with cutlery As pigs feed with fingers All mouths shut As tummies receive Forgetting all standing beefs  II Talks of climbing and sky defecation Talks of dirt and defecation feeding Talks of the best as compared to the rest All rest, […]
Kai! We are all there Arrival of spirits before bodies Hark! Glory to the dead Umbrellaring our sins II Even in sadness is happiness Although He died Servants must drink Thankfuls must sin Empresses must dance Revolting the favour III Core of celebrations are pushed in ovens Over happy thoughts rushed to the fore Ringing […]
Candid Candy curbs and corrects Caring, cleaning, cozying to contest Like a combatant cruising in quest Candy came from charity’s crest  II Candy is a caring goddess un-bored Giving and hoarding good to be stored Candy blows storms poo poo poo Lord Until freeze-ice is thoroughly thawed  III When Candy lies in the […]
In all sparks like sharks Emotions calling in harks I think to myself what it’ll be like To make love to God Blasphemy? II It’s the new worldly exchange And He moulded its organs Money for passions Materials for passions Smart telecoms for passions Mischiefs for passions And all are left after breath flees III […]
Once there was a farmer Who thought he was a charmer He needed a skilful planter So he called on a mighty hunter Who shot and tore the land and the farmer Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Great walls of churches Throw shadows on the unsaved Why is sin reigning? II Great mouths of prophets Use energies to nourish Souls, so why the filth? III The many dirt soils Sit on the few righteous deeds Strainers fail to see IV A small world consumed By a bigger realm, pity, End times cry […]
In all my trauma You promise me my manna You preach to me of Karma And fan forgiveness’ aroma Please listen Elohima CHORUS: To you I look Hoping to be in your book I know a great life you took To this hardened heart of mine cook II My heart runs high Like a fish […]
Worship Soul, heart Singing, thanksgiving, praying Tears, love, hands, minds Loving, glorifying, Exulting Relief, might Magnification Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Paintings Oral or written Empirically moral or entertaining Through sagely or silly thoughts Read or listened to to touch or tease You, I or us as a world Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015 (Happy World Poetry day! Hope all poets found the day creative and all poetry lovers who visited amoafowaa.com were fulfilled. My way […]
Compressed words sit in my ink When I sow, thinkers think As giant trees take, shake or make II Compressed words sit like great queens Their pairings are dense, even the means Causing all martyrs to surrender III A word to the wise, They say live in north The mouthy language of the gods heal […]
As palm-wine ferments When time fans So does passion ferment to booze in time Its booze gives madness Each dose intensifying fierceness So heat in a heat Let’s dance to the  beat Even if all we have are our feet And a seat II When we meet In the face of the rising night, Even […]
Hate helms hearts like ships Hoarding in humans horrid flips Hurting horrendously by hitting grips A heart for hatred; a heart like chips II Serpent seething under a carpet like foam Sharpening  its teeth with every on-step When its fangs are seen By naked eyes Hate loses its potency When hearts knock heads And heads […]
GATHERER Yieeeee! Konkonsa served hot Come, it is not to be bought Bring your huge plates and fetch as you wish! Gathered? Kwame, watch the gate Now listen! Okay, guess what? Impatient? Let me open the news for it to cool I hear Kwabena-Bena went for a party Instead of greeting with his mouth His […]
Do not hide me Let me, your real heart, see Then what must be must be I won’t mind making you a “Dee” II Please do not passions hide Let the rules of love we abide Then hatred will never we chide Then Cupid will in us confide III Let no third tongue hear our […]
Bean in a pod Use no swords upon liberation Rebel against no pod They camp you for no suppression Whether rain or shine They clothe you to safety II Until you soften in heat You won’t uncover this moral But try in thinking There’s no turning back in heat Unless of course, you are lucky […]
Who are the flowers Wearing their thorns Calling for fairness Hitting and biting admirers hard? II Who are the roses Burning opposite noses Claiming they’re bosses And hitting hard in doses? III Listen to a fellow say; Every rudeness has a pay You’re not superior in any way You fight for fairness Then be fair […]
Penpenaaa! Nanaa! If you answer in sexy You get gifted in richness II Penpenaa! Nana! Don’t be rude Nana needs new blood to help his system III Now let’s drop the play; Many say their pairs reject them Many say their beds are tired; Tired of praying Hail Marys Many say their pairs shift their […]
Nose of Prekese Saying dawadawa beings Smell foul is horror II Huge bowls of Etiw Claiming bowls of Akple are Unworthy, is laughable III What happened to fruits? What happened to same corn foods What happened to groups? IV Let us not pretend We’re under huge umbrellas And so we are one Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]
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