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Pondering Possibilities

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The question remains
Entangled, refrained
Of earth and sky 
Resting on the edge
Of due or die

And then I see you
Sitting so quaint
A peaceful mention
A wandering eye

Tw...

Pondering Possibilities

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The question remains
Entangled, refrained
Of earth and sky 
Resting on the edge
Of due or die

And then I see you
Sitting so quaint
A peaceful mention
A wandering eye

Tw...

I am not Bob the Builder

...Located in Accra, near the Gulf of Guinea,
In the town of Ashaiman Ghana, 
There is an aspiration within me to become his source of hope.
Two years of heartfelt affection and thoughtful considerat...

Cultural Mores Mirror

...the moral landscape changes
with new blood surfacing
amplifying the flaws
inherent 
in the collective psyche

my ingrained prejudices 
bubble to the surface
harming 
my interaction with my f...

Unstoppable Force

...One foot in front of the other,

Listening to the Mother.

Rumbling and tumbling,

Through the water.

And thought about,

The path it sought.

Since it began,

A trickle in the sand.
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Earth's Loss Heaven's Gain

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Liberty, freedom, unchained
Plenty, riches, love sustained
Repentance,Forgiveness, not stained
Abiding, sheltered, in safety contained
Faithful, fr...

The Penknob Kid

...PENKNOB: Is our household word that my kids euphemistically created of the two phrases that I purposely refrained its actual pronunciation by slurring PENKNOB: Phrase #1. Hands-Off/or don'...

Piano-No-No

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In theory I thought you would like to know
That I didn’t practice the piano
I’m a noted rebel
Who is now in treble
For showing my staff to a soprano

The keys are a problem, almost a curse
W...

Lets Tango

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The desolate wasteland of trepidation traversed 
by my jagged life that strived relentless for so long   
to smoothen the innate angularities of serrated mind, 
swirling in the egregious whirl...

Accomplice

...Your skin like leather 
my bulletproof vest
inkling tubes 
tuxedo of flesh 
harness me
hand on chest 
in between sheets 
stringing me along like a kite 
refrained from taking advice 
whistle...

Wednesday Triumvirate

...Beyond The Nothingness

If the Universe vanishes
music remains
Each note but a memory
—forever refrained

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)


The Treasure

Life as a system
sits proudly alone...

Hopeful Wishing

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Elevated intentions are futile in an attempt to hold your heart close to my own.

Could you see beyond a lie that was told with the best of intentions?

In between the war of the sexes is an ec...

Indifference At a Funeral

...We used to eat most dinners together.
Then we grew up and moved along.
Only gathering on holidays.
Some years later, most ate alone.

There are less of us every year.
Some are too ancient to tr...

Ember of Love

...The Ember of Love

As he was walking along the busy shopping street an old woman, came toward him
He knew her but hadn't seen her for many years
once upon a time, he had loved her very much
they...

Saddle My Horse and Get Mi Coat

...gotta be evasive of worldy things
gotta keep it straight
broken arrows
won't fly anyway
tryna watch my mouth
be careful of what
I say
tender feelings bruised hearts
and love
never mixed anyw...

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