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[theoneghanaboy]

I saw him lol

It was a Saturday morning –The sun was looking at me with fury,My stomach was playing drums and dancing,My legs were on the way to Amaria,My brain was dreaming of Waakye and shitoThen I saw him. Time stood with arms akimbo.The sun, my stomach, my legs and my brain took a seat and watched.He was standing at the bus topBeside a heap of garbage like himself.He was wearing white, the ironyHis…

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[theoneghanaboy]

Atɛntɛbɛn

We have gathered here today, brethrenWe have been called by the oracle to answer the questionsQuestions that our forefathers left for usQuestions that our generation is beckoningTo answer right. We have been asked to answer why we areWhy we doWhy we canWhy we don’tWhy we are and can do what we don’t. We have been summoned to answer why we left the shed –Why we took a scionWhy we took on the…

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[theoneghanaboy]

The time has come

The bell tolled with a ringThe drums rolled with a beatThe rain stormed with a beat, tooThe thunder raised a beat, tooFor the time we were waiting for is here. The people came in numbersKente here, batakari thereTye and dye, Miba wɔ aburokyire too.The grass wore its best tooFor the day we were waiting for is here. Come let’s seeCome let’s hold hands and compete the seesawCome let’s hold our…

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[theoneghanaboy]

Welcome to my house

You asked to see meWhen you came to knock on the doorYou asked to let you inHolding a casserole and a smile. You asked me to open the door and let you inYou said you brought a shield and a canopy.You asked me to take off the alarm at the doorYou said you were not coming like a thief at night. I let you in in the guise of the nightI let you in and gave you a chair in my houseI let you in and…

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