Bang! Bang! Chang! Chang! Kunklong! Kunklong! Splash! Splash! Swish What is there? Water hold drums Food hold bowls Ground sits on the sofa While the table sits crossed legged on the television What is going on? “Things fall apart The centre cannot hold” A look through the windows Humans have developed wings and are flying […]
Tag: POETRY.
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WHEN THE NEEDED FAIL
I When words fail the poet And drummers’ hands are severed When songstresses’ voice fail And the teachers lose their memories Problems walk on countless feet II When hunters lose their swiftness and tools And cooks lose their hands and taste-buds And masters become servants And soldiers lose their strength Problems walk on countless feet […]
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STANDING ON THE FEET OF FLOATING
Sinking deep in the stormy sea Alone in the vast, no stick to see I clutch at my fist To gain a seat I see my legs on floating feet Left, right, up and down My eyes can see Only the waters of the sea Yelling of pain Noise of chaos Frightening roars As war […]
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WHIRL IN THE WHIRLWIND
I Dust, winds, form whirlwinds Which whirls and blocks your cool path And laughs at your trials II You lose your balance Like a paper in their midst They smile in content III Close your eyes and wind Dance to their own tune and see Their muscles will tear IV Dust and winds will fight […]
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DON’T MESS WITH FOCUS
Dreadful dreams Stir horror’s nest Real they seem Unreal they seem The pot of thoughts Is stirred by fear The heat of reality Boils and cooks Thoughts wander far from legs Danger dens are far from seen Now dreadful dreams do nothing Dreadful thoughts kill the soul Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 (MY THOUGHTS: Thoughts […]
I I am a wall gecko A harmless wall gecko Whose life is seen Even on screens II I am no chameleon I can’t be a chameleon Whose body mirrors Its foes and friends III With wriggles to hide Have pity on me I don’t aim to hurt Or kill a being IV I’m in […]
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HAUNTED HELL
I When darkness falls I fear the weather’s calls Calls into a world you made To give you the perfect shade To taunt me with your memories II In your world, I am your pawn of child I do what you want and you play me Everyone watches that video, but me Until you yourself […]
I Do not be so scared Come closer, closer to this flower Look keenly, very keenly and touch the safest part And I’ll adorn you with forever happiness II I do have thorns I do have scary, frightening looking thorns Thorns which sit on my skin to protect And not to harm, so keenly look […]
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YACHT YONDER
I Real remedies resonate after right race Leaning lame like a lean lizard Will win wretchedness and wage your own war Hear heat’s humming and hit in habit Eons can erode into eons but it’ll earn II Fear of failure frightens frivolously Get up, go, grow, give to this game Jeers, jabbers, jacks for you […]
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TORN AND BRUISED
She sat on her heart Like an oldly used torn mat And tried to be pretty II Hurt like angry waves Broke out of  her heart’s locked gate Flooding her sad world III The sweet birds watching Her beauty, flew far away Watching and curious IV Why would she lie thus? Pretending to have new […]
I I had a dream A dream with God as Chair Humans screamed their disgust Plants and trees screamed their pain Animals screamed life’s unfairness The earth kept mute II Every stakeholder Looked in earth’s direction And so earth had no choice but to give a speech “I suffer, I give and I take And […]
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AN UNFAIR LIFE (TANKA)
I The rain took its time And came to run the sun out Now the sun so waits To run its rival, rain, out But rain’s storms give nasty shouts II Rain has many guards Who always seek to defend Poor sun without guard He peeks, scared, rushes to hide Waiting until bad rain leaves […]
I am pepper A red hot pepper I can nausea repair And can food prepare II Â I am not dumb So do not into me bump Make me no water To wash your dirty fingers III If I’m treated with respect I’ll never you suspect And my fire will be hidden From your harm and […]
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BE NO TOAST FOR SADNESS
Sorrow sits in smiling When it wins your world Put patience in running And give faith a call II Your faith will call on endurance Who’ll come to be your shield Yours will be to obey its voice And you’ll win your happy field III Mess it up And you’ll be the meat That will […]
I The average bird bemoans its small size Envying the ducks and chickens The duck quacks in anger: II “Shut up and enjoy your physique You’re able to dodge most danger And you can see the world in hanging What of us whose flying dangle? And are easily caught in silvers?” III The chicken nods […]
I We exist And resist To desist Fighting death II We cry And try To lie To live III But a voice Who has choice Shuts our noise Into quietude IV So know You’ll blow In this show Of life, so truly love Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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SLEEPING PRAYER
Sleep angel Guide this star Who shines bright But is fragile II Protect this soul From fearful screams And let it meet All in divine III Sleepy angel Lead straight Through the contours Of sleep IV Place peace Close and seize Fright Till day opens its doors Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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A LONELY ROAD (HAIKU)
This one way journey, I, like the lonely bird flies Passing through all roads II The hurting lovers Like beautiful flowers wound Me with their cruel thorns III Luckily, like grass Which aims to live in the dry I heal and move on IV I do swear sometimes Never to touch a flower Of any […]
I Hold Don’t fold Don’t fold Those arms II Heat I want your heat Your heartbeat On your chest III Yearn Just yearn And learn For me IV Give I’ll give This me To you Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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BRUISED EGO
I He saw her face And joined the race He saw his pace And reviewed his case He screamed! He screamed! II He picked his ego Scrubbed and scrubbed But the hurt dirt won’t leave it He cried and cried And cursed and cursed III Someone must pay And it must be her Who shunned […]
I Give Receive Be relieved And believe In its healing A smile II Please Release Or appease All you’ve displease Break all bad decrees Lose the hurt III Love Sweet love Pure love Great love Immense love Cost nothing Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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HER BLOOD AS BONES OF THE GUTTER
I Her birth blood from the gutters scream For her to all the filth redeem Her blood can’t stand likes with her dream And can no longer stand their scream II She can’t be called rich as such In her wardrobe designer is much All her looks have a Midas touch And authenticity dwells in […]
Quinton quickly quaffs his quaff Hitting his head in hurried hurt Mother mummers Father frowns Sisters sit in sadness II Why would he worry their world Drinking drunk to destruction? Like a leech who lives to last in his last Quinton quickly quaffs his quaff III Bleeding  and bursting beneath the burn Quinton quickly quaffs […]
I need a ladder On cloud’s palace To see the weather And count the malice I need some goggles In the air To judge our struggles And make it fair No need for one to suffer Not fair for one to enjoy If we all suffer fair We will work like a […]
I Once a boy from Africa saw A white boy from America He asked “hey boy why are you coy?” The white boy said “I’m from America” II He couldn’t play because of heat And felt so bad because of food He ate leaves and […]
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FEMINISTIC WAR (STACCATO)
I We need to pile our hope, to save our souls We need to catch that rope, to help our souls Get up! Get up! Be a book worm And watch, learn, if you fall, don’t squirm Wake, ye nations of procreation and love […]
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THE POOR LAMB (SONNET)
The lamb follows its master with respect Knowing not its fate, but obeying right The rope on its neck, pulls tightly, no suspect Until it sees the abattoir’s faint light It watches as the butcher sharpens knives Watches as the-hungry-for-meat-child sweeps And watches as celebrants give hi-fives Still it, like a good servant, keeps its […]
Closed Petals Open hands To embrace the Sun II Dawn Shifts for Sun’s brightness And jealously Weeps III Fear makes the Cricket hide In the dark to Cry IV All Living Have their goals For their steps, mine; Peace Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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STRIVING (ETHEREE)
Striving from the stone quarry, amidst heat Amidst hunger, kneeling at pain’s feet And thinking of poor younger ones I run marathons, sold my soul Kissed dirty feet and dined With pigs who like the Wicked, snorted Retorted Kicked me Hard II I still struggle so much to wriggle free But it seems Satan needs […]
I was born a pear And was cut in two Now that I need my pair, My pair is missing, and I want to sue II Where is my pear? My pair of pear! I need my pair I’m not ready to share III I need that pair To help protect my seed Now it’s […]
The beautiful crab Had tons of friends And shirked rehab Which was the advice from all ends II Her head’s beauty surpassed all All living things left their hearts for her She was the goddess who made all fall Until she took in drinks to her body unfair III She, trusting her friends, slept In […]
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AMOASTAS (JUST ME)
I Beaming billows Writhing willows Crying crevices Shedding services II Sinful streams Selling screams Freeing foes Littering lows III I walk And I talk I shock And I rock IV I swing And I sing Hate me I’m still me Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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PAIN OF SHAME (FLORRETE)
I You can say she had no night sleep Her hungry stomach all night weep So she rushes to get the train Watches not, runs, and falls in a ditch clearly deep II She thinks of the job appointment Sees herself in disappointment Who is her guardian angel now? His or her job is a […]
LIFE Sublime Contorted II Wires of recklessness Tangling and tearing breaths I fret at its thoughts always III Help me through in laughter not pain Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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A WORLD OF AWE (THE ALOUETTE)
I The air we breathe now Helps in life endow I ask how our breathes do fail When air runs around And plays life’s good sound Again how do our breathes fail? II Beings crave immortal Yet are like portal What’s the secret of living? Bodies in awe grow Blood in streams do flow Yet […]
Mum told me to take Christ as king To also go to church and sing And believe in good guards with wing II She said those guards have life contracts with the Almighty God To follow and protect me with an unbreakable sword In the spirit where no amount of money can afford III Mama […]
The bright shinning stars Playing sweet songs on your sky Tell tales of undying love My heart will travel To your chest to merge as one And travel to the unknown Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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CLOSE TREES
These nice warm arms Were not made as arms Yours are huge Sweet refuge Please let me Run in and be II These nice mouths Weren’t made for shouts Yours are thick Sweet for my pick Please close it And let mine fit II The hands of time Has caused no crime But it […]
Bubbly blooming and winding winds Catching caressing in mean massages Causing cravings, love and life Standing sitting no patience nor peace Storms stand in dense dungeons Waving win flash in flowing flaws Reigning regrets, wishes don’t win. Â Â Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 (This poem is for those who intend to kill themselves, it is […]
Waakye sits in the hot pot Calling for shito Mixed gari watches salad And nod happily Welcoming hunger Awesome food Mmmm! Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I How I love my soobolo Sitting chilled sweetly This fresh drink from Africa Cools the heart nicely II Leaves generous with colour When it meets waters Sugar and ginger powder ‘Wisa’, its perfecters! Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I The chicks scurry off Trying to hide from the hawks Their wings cannot fly Their weak chirping are not heard They see the shade of hawk frames II Their mothers weep loud To their fathers who sigh loud They try to set traps The specific trap breaks fight Whose must be the potent one? […]
I I need a light to help me shine Without a whine And gift me right When I’m in sight II I need a knife to carve and mould And clear and hold To make me bold And not me sold III I need that smile to bright my day And help me say I […]
Snakes Beautiful, smooth zigzagging, hissing, slithering Friendly, watchful, smart, fearful chatting, hurting, poisoning Swift, elegant Serpents Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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THINK RIGHT (NAANI)
Negative thoughts If not fought Become rocks Which block successes’ docks Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
In this sanctuary I wish to last a century Blowing hot goodness In this sanctuary I wish we form a country To share right kindness In this sanctuary I’m looking for luxury In love’s sanctity Help me breath this out To let all hearts heal […]
Oh ye bats Hold on to thy bats Hitting the air To trouble stir Please bats Put down your bats Your meat is sweet But now hides deceit We have no thought Of you being caught Your delicacy is in the […]
Laughter as infectious as ebola, must stand and be made to rule our poor land today Because teeth of decay plague the mouth of the earth sending loud painful sounds all over the land Laughter which stands supreme and can bring tongue, teeth and […]
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LIFE’S CALL
As we do this rope weave And the unseen sieve does us sieve And we all stand to fall Like weak trees in storm’s call We just have to strengthen our thread As we step, step by step And our breaths do us prep And the […]
(Today is a day set aside to educate people on the need to treat mental patients with love and care, so I understand, this is my bit of contribution.) Electrical circuits touch in rooms Electrifying in high pain Until pain gives way to thoughts unburdened In […]
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