If my shiny lips rub on your libidoMan so loose, check yourselfIf my bouncy breasts wake your monstersMan so fickle, hold yourselfIf my wriggling buttocks crack your jackMan so indiscipline, punish yourself If my short skirt forces you to sinI have no electric wire attached to youNeither am I a socket with a gun to […]
They make all women live in secured walls with ears …a shut door with eyes …firmly locked windows with noses …and a confined ceiling with a mouth, thanks to societal police The whole body of their buildings have a feeling easily felt by outsiders So secrecy is ineffective in their dictionaries No matter how hard […]
A woman is she who wears her crown …as she wants it A woman is she who uses her charm …as she wants it A woman is she who opens up and closes …as she wants it A woman is she who rules and cares …as she wants it So use all you’re given Live […]
If there is any living being …who awes in many a treasure hunt …and miracles in many a strength Woman – …you’re that singular one II If there is any living being …who deserves many a praise …for a generational raise …even through a suppressional chase Woman – …you’re that singular one III If there […]
She is a she from a she through a he She is a sea made of rivers no mouth can name She is a sky with lightning and clouds With suns and moons accompanied by stars even in rains Her hands are healing Her bosom is a comforter Her shoulders strong to take in Any […]
There are many noisy drums humming definitions of women Abena Amoafowaa Jemremedua My ears have turned bigger than that of the biggest elephant Hugging the ground in listening As oceans of chaotic banter battle winds of infuriated ears. Some define a woman as a bottomless hole meant as a collection bowl by Odomankomah Nana Nyame […]
Women The glorious beings of this worldly den The best hearts likened to hens The most gifted of all of life’s pens II Women are the flowers so bright They blossom for all but their thorns do fight Against pests in hurried flight Great agents who fear no problem of height III Women are wondrous […]
On egos ride Sits pride which is cautioned to hide Like two in one in a stride The groom rides the bride The bride feels dry even on the side II Cleaning to gleaning A leg on a leg Washing to cooking Newspaper blessing eyes Sweeping and weeping Eyes glued on women’s butts parading on […]
There is a farm hidden in me Although sunlight feels not its land And air pumps through thin tubes As rain never get to muddy its ground It is fertile enough to grow II Bless my land with a perfect seed Help it blend in rot to live Help it grow as seed to show […]
Even the most disciplined of famished cats Cannot be a meat security Neither can a hungry toothless dog Resist the temptation of licking a fresh bone Like cats, men sit in conundrum When “Akosua-kuma” calls II Let lions roar Signalling their return Into dens they occupy Minds intoxicated by “Akosua-kuma” Will hear them as bells […]
Verily verily, I say unto you All that is bitter Great and disappointing In this wide world Never fails in blame of All little holes down women’s south II Vying to soar like eagles Altering fates to appear like perfect frames Giving out like Father Christmas on a big win Initiating rights to act like […]
(As part of the International Women’s Day, I composed this poem to congratulate all women. No matter where you are, no matter who you are, no matter what you are going through, no matter your status, Happy International Women’s Day! Be the queens you are and rock your worlds. You are special and nobody can […]
That I am a feminist Does not make me a lioness Asking for fairness with mouth Holds no threats of witchcraft Neither does it hold bullets for crucifixion Let alone bombs for company extinction II I know there are the kinds who want war And house machetes, arrows and spears Bullets and bombs of words […]
Woe Onto Men Engaged in Naught Like seeds forming trees before fruits Which then give back seeds, nothing comes easy Like leaves swaying their heads, not all is breezy Sponge needs to work with soap and water In order to be freed from the thick claws of […]
Cocks have combs Lions have manes Beings have beards Most have marks seen But all have marks unseen And almost all need their “weak” counterparts In order to save themselves from extinction But their strength breeds cruelty In the pots they need to eat None must be silly enough To bite the hands that do […]
Like glass houses Which encourages stone throwers They ask young flowers To use their nectar To attract insects Who have dedicated trees They feed and rest Forgetting they have pests who hawk When they are busy advising Calling on flowers to share their nectar If all fem heads could think alike Shunning all taken And […]
Weak? No! Never! Flowers from Ghana are never weak And I’ll tell you why II Long ago, while warriors were killed And the king was caught And what bravers there were hid, Yaa Asantewaa stood tall And she was a flower from Ghana III Even those who raised their hands And flagged gender opposites as […]
I no want be man Why I go dey want be man? Woman dey be waaa II Them no dey fit cry Them always dey shave shave beard Wet dreams, na wetin? III I no want be man Africa pressure no small For man, them sweat pass IV Them always dey beg […]
When dangling bells Sound to their importance sell My chest pots do bell II They do bell and tell Of trees of God’s perfection Seeking reaction III Do they produce fruits No matter their hoarding years? My heart calms its fears IV I’m the only house Of mobile humanity Made by the […]
I am a woman And I’ll stay a woman I won’t be a foe to another woman I won’t be a tool to hurt another woman A man is a man but a woman is my own I am a woman With everything woman I’ll stand tall and work to be a stronger woman […]
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 […]
It’s a man’s world It’s indeed a man’s world Although we give them life But let’s face it, We give them the maximum offerings There are those of us who sell for pleasure Without measure Their treasures There are those of us who covet Without regret What our peers have, an open secret […]
They hear “fuck you bitches You ain’t shit, damn you bitches, am ma fuck you” But clad in skimpy clothes And shake their properties As overdosed dopers slap squeeze them like unripe mangoes How can you betray your kind, Insult them and brand them useless By dancing to your insults and theirs? Tears of disbelief […]
I bowed head To fight my thoughts And closed my eyes To shut the void Only to feel a tingle On my leg What alien snake Aims to bite? I turn on my senses And see the commotion It is that borrowed Brazilian hair Things alien Need some getting used to. Amoafowaa Sefa […]
I cried I did not like that And you did that anyway I smile and say it’s okay And you let it go? How convenient! Knowing when to push your luck And when to keep your pocket full I know one must say what she wants But it is no fault of […]
A family glue, A manager, Approachable, A white lair Bold and cowardly, Confident, Daunting but determined Eleemosynary, Fragile, Fun, Go getter Good, Hard-working, Honest, Informed, Loving, Passionate, Pretentious, Proud, Resourceful, Serious, Straightforward. Strong, Submissive, Thoughtful,
I have heard so many things in my life. “You are a girl, walk like a girl You are a girl, look down when men are speaking You are a girl, never shout no matter the pain Are you crying because of this little thing? What will you do when delivering a baby? You are […]
I farm I serve I feed Yet I’m nothing But the sand under their feet I starve To feed I pray Leaving ambitions Yet I’m nothing But the sand under their feet Beautiful woman Fertile land Digging trenches In own womb Yet I’m nothing But the sand under their feet When Will […]
I want to have sex I want to have sex like my ex I want to have sex that stands In order to possess power throughout the lands I need to have sex as erected as the Kilimanjaro mountain This will give me power which will help my sanity maintain This flat earth puts me […]
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