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LOUD RUMOURS

Smoke is not fire But duly points at a fire …even without a visible source Sometimes a rumour is louder than a shouted statement Because it forces ears of their characters …to walk farther to decipher Forcing a knowing through a hearing …backed by taboos of why it exists So think not that you say […]

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THEY SAY THEY SAY

They say Afua Kumankomah …called on Odomankomah ..to bless Kwame Ankomah For choosing her over Adomah In front of all the people of Kromansah II They say her back barked to scare the air …and even blinded eyes …before her thanksgiving Her chest was the prized home …all hungry emotions fed from in fantasy They […]

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A BAD RUMOUR

It starts in the enclosed space of a mouth …like stolen food munched by a skilled thief Then it passes through the meandering contours of the oesophagus …where ready way side ears wait with their ready mouths …and ready plates calling for a selling pan They follow in quadrupling folds …by the time it reaches […]