We struggle in this rounded shelter With no thoughts of those we replaced Angry ghosts still bloat the earth Taking our space and breathing our air For every one we push unfairly Into the mouth of the glutton earth There is the hurt that lives unnoticed In our personal space and our personal time […]
Fame abounds on the humble Like fire on light ice It makes the ice so hot Parched throats fear to touch But those feeling the cold weather Get to use the hot water for coffee or tea Neglecting the thoughts of its original state Many might have loved to sip it It might have wanted […]
Darkness blocks And lives as king Dawn rains And its moist is loved The sun appears And beings wake Working with the boss Of the light of the universe Each and his space in time To be king or queen But when your conscience reigns like mine You’ll be head […]
Mama’s space Is occupied by air Mama’s hug Is always done by the tree Mama’s voice Is lost in the wind So in my many nightmares I have no voice to call mama Because when the trees and the air Run there, their scare will stop my heartbeat. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]
The cradle cries From the cold of loneliness As the infant cringes in the darkness Of the past What could’ve now been a blessing Ended up being a past catastrophe Which you pushed with the help Of rakes of harsh drugs Now you call on God After abandoning the gourd Of the gods […]
We were created by no one knows We live for love but none wants to show We stage comedies but none wants to laugh Geniuses create parodies Many show for the show Others laugh in their shelters and watch We end up laughing at ourselves in the mirrors of actors Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 […]
You seem to be a phantom Who lives in everything living Your eyes are never shut Probably because you watch out for us Or could it be you trust no one? Your beauty goes throughout the land Yet none has seen you Why the mystery? Who are you hiding from? Who follows what he can’t […]
Carnivores hearts bleed As ebola their targets freed The kingdom of the wild Might be singing hallelujah For their liberation from African mouths Our curse, their blessing That’s the life the creator created Fair to a group now Fair to that group tomorrow. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
In your own life’s seat Check your own time and beat Step on the clutch with your own feet And move ahead. You can feel the heat, Feel the cold, crash and hush You’ll know what you need to fix You can go to the mechanic and fix But after the help, please be on […]
Now I indulge in chanty duets Not painful pushy frets I ascend the heavens, Pass cloud nines to the elevens, Held by potent electricity Lighted from my sternum, cursing my chastity Smooth cheeks take me far Bewhiskered, and we are at par The delectation of each brush Grants my vehicle a fuel stash To […]
Laughter resonates From the abyss of the acquired The acquired watch their masters Slumber with no awareness Mocked pageant of self ownership fills the air At this point, they’re unowned And can belong to any daring hands But the snores are so confident That they have eyes on watch When they’re also of the flesh […]
There is quietude in the midst of the noise There is noise in the midst of quietude There are humans amidst the inhumans There are inhumans amidst the humans No, there are the inhumans lurking in every human Yours may spark with the light of materialism His may spark in the light of the centre […]
Sow a seed In an infant It’ll grow to feed You and your nation Just plant a seed like an ant And it’ll grow like an elephant To wow the world, Your world We can starve for a day Our stomachs will have nothing to say But smiles will accompany many infant mouths […]
The day’s smile, is his light No matter the winds, The day smiles No matter the storm, The day smiles No matter how long the clouds thread, The day smiles No matter the amount of tears he weeps, The day smiles No matter the deadly nature of the fumes he inhales, The day smiles Let […]
They swam in competition for the eggs And won their race Just hoping for some pecks So they bore all the cramping and escaped from sicknesses’ chase Only to come to the shore To realize they boarded the wrong vehicles Now what? No matter the many walks one will take You see some […]
They sit on the fury of the gods And fan them to snooze Everyone is onboard this sin against the gods Some watch as some touch The symbolic tails of the chained seer To hide their sins under its fur Some sip from the calabash of hatred Others eat from the earthenware of […]
Show me a black Jesus And I’ll change my name to Christiana Peters I’ll carry His words like a heavy cross Because I’ll know He is my life’s source I say show me a black Jesus One who was taunted with a banana And I’ll follow his steps to the tomb Believing […]
I know it is like a contest But I see in many the yearning for a conquest You don’t have to do a thing You need to make me a being and not your thing What you feel within, please to me confess I’ll see the moment as priceless And I’ll love you more Even […]
Help! He finds pleasure in autoeroticism Can that be considered cheating? Who do I fight with for my partner? Himself? Then I’ve lost the game All the twinkles left the sky of my eyes The curves have migrated from the contours of my mouth Life stares down at my soul-less being And shakes its head […]
Hannah was a sweet girl Who couldn’t hurt a weak fly Until Jack took her flower And abandoned her leaf No one saw anger developing claws In her, none saw revenge digging a hole in her What we saw was her lost frame in the sea of hate She first uprooted Jack’s roots and […]
If you ask me I’ll tell you there’s no interest Mice could live in your stomach Tell it to others and they cry Over their own stomachs If you ask me I know none cares Write beautifully, if they’ve never stepped in your word house Or wish to step in there, They’ll shun and […]
Cats and rats Stay in opposite rays They clap and slap Their eyes on each other; Rats desperate in outwitting Cats desperate for food “No offence intended No defence for the weak” Is the slogan of cats “No place for slacking” Be a cat or a smart rat Chances are, you live full Or you […]
I cannot be shamed Or defamed Because I’m in my own life’s vehicular driving seat No defeat Can get to me Because clearly, they help me see With determination and dedication I’ll get to my rightful destination Let all the brethren do same And put enemies to shame Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I stand on this mountain top Looking at the beautiful terrestrial contours As I smooch the benevolent dew drop I stand mesmerized by the lands Which comfortably sit in innocence Bearing all barbarisms in its belly and saying nothing to terroristic bands I stand here Closer to God Asking how she can all […]
Theirs was to be the cooks And shy from books Theirs was to the weights Of the night and be baits Theirs was to be the incubators And be great spectators Theirs was to till the farms And protect little ones from harms Theirs was to be clear of dreams […]
Under the dark dark sky With fireflies as our light, We cared only about our hearts’ rhythms And shunned the noisy mosquitoes Hunger tried but failed in its bid for our separation Money tried but failed woefully And aimless tongues tried all they could but ended up Hiding under the skirts of their mouths […]
Sea shells talk to the shores like pretty dolls talk to their girls They ask for cover They ask for completeness They ask for freedom but they get captured If I’ll end up that way Under your cover Please leave me under this dangerous shade The winds may rape me As the […]
She’s like sapphire Transparent in feelings, She blabbers about her dearest Embracing her absence And wearing her yearnings like a beautiful gown I feel I’m watching a weird movie I live like her, if not more occupied So why does she try to taunt me with names? Could it be her loneliness is more […]
“I’ll close my heart And stop it From taking in any possible breaker I’ll immerse myself In work which keeps me fulfilled And will never look into attractive eyes I swear to live by myself Doing good and neglecting all males Let them drown for all I care” All these are promises […]
Rains are blessings Rains can be curses Fire is a servant Fire can be a murderer Food is what we are Food can steal our treasured lives I am a near nirvana Flawed, heavily flawed In unmanageable hands I am like the fire which kills the cold But my buttons must not be pushed Lest […]
If there is a chance I’ll turn into a plant When the earth receives my being, Please make me a creeping plant Specifically a water melon plant And give me space to climb, crawl and lie I’d like to climb the tallest tree… Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014.
You took me to the land of ire Where there’s none called sire And made me an ire-nian And a natural believer of “Do What the Romans do When you go to Rome” I had the eyes which hatred emoted, Hands which easily smote, Mouth which spat and threw fits, Legs which stomped and […]
I chew groundnut in its shell I eat maize on its bell Okro in my stew flows from my backyard Plucking plantain is not hard Getting cassava just needs a tool If I want, I’ll eat like a fool Pepper calls to be plucked As tomatoes’s lipstick aims to seduce… Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 […]
Do it to perfection The needed direction Which will take me to that mansion Do it to perfection By not going against your instruction To cause any commotion Do it to perfection The words which wow the congregation And gain you much affection Because I’m open eyed in this mansion Looking for […]
I see you With sadness sitting on your face Impatience running you a race Uncertainty holding your pace And all the pain you brace I see you With the mentality growing in your mind The fears you hide for none to find The complacency of hatred you happily bind And all the revenge you […]
Standing on a mountain top I have the eyes to sadly pop The ills which never seem to stop In the full glare of the big cop He is a big moral flop Who has from his sanity gladly hop He is being awarded a disgusting crop To say no word to make them […]
Tonight, I need to sing a duet I’m equipped with this high tone set On this stage where many have bet Tonight, I need to blend in bliss In a shivering electrifying kiss To make enemies extremely hiss Tonight, I need to sleep for long In a world where I’ll safely belong Blessed […]
My journey is long My aim is somewhere to belong I was the earth, trampled upon Pounded by metal boots Then butchered I felt all the pain But ended up as part of some mortar For construction of a building. I couldn’t care less, From the earth to the sky was an upgrade […]
“Who would’ve known The one who made the powerfuls terror known Could be taken down In an open town By one whose name rhymes As his and lived in his same times? Who would’ve known The one whose fear was never shown Would have no voice And no choice And would be stripped off […]
“Kwaku Ananse wove a nest Which caught him in his naughty quest” The Ghanaian parenting sages Go with many of these adages “And the princess met the prince Became queen and king, gave birth to a prince” The European parenting sages Tell the little agers in their thoughtful sages Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014
I see, I hear, I laugh, I yearn, I hurt, I cry, I turn to you My sacred diary Dear open diary blog I hope you never Wash in-shore Swear you’ll always be here And hold my thoughts Without judgement On and off In and out Be my server Though I’m a thorn […]
I stand on a little mountain Surrounded by so many huge mountains Some with openings showing many a beautiful fountain I tried but lost the countings All shout to be looked and booked I sit, stand, try running But realise I am rooted Until I choose, my running is no running Imagine all […]
My arms can be your home My chest can be your Rome My eyes can be your mirror My ears can be you microphone My nose can be your identifier My hands can be your carrier My legs can be your sender My hair can be your burner My back can be your shame pillow […]
Maama, where is the past? I think I’ve grown too quickly Walking is seized Mobiles are sent And people speak to machines Maama, where is the past? I think I’ve travelled so quickly Televisions are old The internet trends Air relieves firewood in cooking Maama, where is my thought? My brains have been […]
Converging crowd Donning love Thinking aloud A startled heart smiles Goodness is freshness When the winds of life blow Crashing and beating For it is then the crowds chant in your favour. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
In the comfort of the dark With a gentle stream of light In the sea of silence With a perfect mind scenery In the chaos which surrounds With no ears but mouths at war At fears stroke and pity’s mope With emotions rushing up and down In the perfect city of […]
Associators are interested in the past Money makers are interested in the future So I used to look back; Back to a place I could not hold And into the future; Looking into what I could never see And ended up in the same place, Juggling between two poses Past and future As time placed […]
I’ve come from far Far, far from alien lands I swam from the ocean of life Onto a hardened ground Sans clothes, sans pride Tears being my only escape I slept, then sat, then stood Then walked, then took to my heels And I’m still running From a toddler, I jumped into childhood Then […]
Flowers wilt Plants wilt Weeds wilt So do you You step on it; The earth You spit on it; The earth You ease into it; The earth You’ll also end up in it; The earth So like a treasured mattress, Step on the earth With respect, Spit on the earth With apologies, Ease […]
You lie on the roaster tonight Flanked by many cooks under a beautiful light You lie being garnished with tears Of those who will never want to be you For they know, they will never eat you Nor sit for anyone to eat you You are the special food of the earth Tomorrow, you’ll […]
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