Ashanti Poems | Examples


Autobiographical Note 1

late, unnatural,
and made in chicago.
city-bred all over yesterday.
an irate ashanti,
in the ducts and alleyways
of tomorrow.
awaits the god-type,
the omniscient zulu;
the stone;
the voice of america 
in black english.

CLIMBING GHANA

Courage was what fueled Nkrumah’s flame
Loyal he stood through storm and shame
Integrity carved in his every stride
Memorable his name will not subside
Beyond doubt Ghana’s finest head
In spirit and in stories still widespread
Never bowed to foreign hands
Ghana as Africa lost a visionary leader.

Generations rise on what he gave
Hope reborn from the hearts of the brave
Ashanti drums still beat his praise
Nation proud through darkest days
Africa’s light in Ghana lamp.

Shot Five Times

A police officer,Inspector Ahmed Twumasi,has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.The police Inspector is also a member of the Ashanti regional police command’s Special Weapons and Tactics(SWAT)unit.He allegedly shot his girlfriend(side chick)five times according to police sources over cheating which is closely associated with the deceased.Zafar do you remember SHO tallat double magazine Five Bullets?Supari killer kanjar bay gerat harami encounter karay ga)(Down galeez shaks).


Don'T Unhook From the Iss

Star-pod, Ashanti, all aboard ya'll!
We're penetrating space-time's inpenatratable wall
Floating & flying through space-time atmosphere
Where the unknown is crystal-clear
So all aboard, ya'll, it's the 2nd call to see
The mysteriously darkened space-time!
Come aboard, Ashanti, come see the best prime
Don't stray too far from your pods
'Cause if you do, your lines will snap
And it will unhook from ISS's rods
Casting ya'll to your scariest doom
Your bodies will stay flying dead forever
Floating & decomposing for all of eternity
All this information - for certainly
If you float & stray far, you can simply die
If you don't wanna die - I suggest you comply
Or your 700 million dollar pod will be auctioned
That is, if you unhook, get lost, & possibly die
At any rate, if you cease to exist - consider this
A fair warning I sang
A riddlized riddle
A rusted fiddle
Come now & don't dwiddle
And with that as the door slams
& mechanically locks
You're all of a sudden in zero-gravity
Flying in Ashanti's trapeze
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Space-time is where I'll be

Impulse

Brilliant brown vibes curl around my neck,
drop down my spine and embrace my ribcages,
I am one holding the night
and command its flow to linger 
with anticipation.

Believe, the beauty of this woman
is a symphonic landscape on my velvety imagination,
I follow her aromatic shadow
down the steamy corridors of my soul.

Dark skin, I worship the hands
that molded you from the inside of your mothers womb.
Ancient bone of the Ashanti tribe,
seedling of the Luba tree,
your fruits shall be forever sweet to the southern palate.

You illuminate the present better than stars
light up the heavens,
I hold the night, you bring the glow.

A Feast In Ashanti

In the fading August sunset,
I walk out of my mud house
In my checkered colored kente,
And dazzling wooden slippers.

As the sounds of drums echo behind,
I dance to the tune of melodic songs.
Gong! Gong! Gong! Gong! Gong!
The beats resound, whirling along
With the soothing tune of the pawpaw-stick flute.

I chant along with the crowds:
“Nana oo, Nana!”
In recognition of the kings
Of the Ashanti kingdom—
Royals worth their weight in gold,
As I am awed by a culture that never grows old.

I dine with the kings at the Adai Kesse festival,
An indigenous gathering beneath my feet,
In Kusmasi, where tradition thrives
And heritage dances in every heartbeat.


Invisible Shield

The Ashanti, of Ghana, say that "rain beats down
upon a leopard skin, but it doesn't remove the spots".

Methinks that right they are, if we imagine rain
as everyday challenges, risks and dangers,
and leopard skin as our inborn faith.

As long as we look upon God as our "shield",
we will always be "dry", as we walk in this path
that we call life; a journey with no end......

Scared

I notice u

do you notice me

As we pass by

i think u r gorgeous

do i catch ur eye 

i think to myself

could i be his type

ok, i could ask

no, maybe, well i might

let me think, maybe i could guess

not to hard, no need to stress

you probably like a natural

like Alicia Keys

or a decievingly good sewn in weave

like Ms. Bey

could u like her average build

or maybe a lil thick

like Buffie the Body, or Dee-lishis

do u like the model/ actress type

like Halle Berry or Megan Good

or a Ryde or Die chick

straight from around the way, hood

do u like her bold

claimin she got that good, good

like Ashanti

or would u prefer her

mysterious, sexy, ladylike and classy

u want a lady in public

but can straight f*c( 

on some thug ish

then, whip u up

a home-cooked meal

from her kitchen

hell, ill neva know

and u probably never cared

cuz we keep on passing each other by

and i was just to SCARED.....

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