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Obenewaa Danquah Poem
I'd swap time again and again
just to break your fall
and keep you from shatters
if only it means cradling your breath again and again
If Only.
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Obenewaa Danquah Poem
I choose to sit on the fence.
saddling raging passion.
taming the unruly mane
threatening to sway out of control
promising to imprison reason.
I choose to make my bed on the fence.
Here in the open I can hug away huddles
that intimidates a union of souls
and stand in the way of your warm caresses
speeding unhurriedly down my spine.
I love to settle on the fence.
This is where I can watch the sunset
and think of all the passions You ignite in me.
I won’t change anything about You---
Like the soft yellowing edges of the sunset,
I will let you be
Original. Authentic. True. Unusual
Copyright © Obenewaa Danquah | Year Posted 2020
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Obenewaa Danquah Poem
Scorned!
Tag Me
Label Me
With Derision, treat me
Liken me to a wet disgust
The scrawny dog dragged from the gutter depths.
Still I Shine.
I am Ablaze.
Adorned with fiery darts of pearly strings.
I am choosing to ignore the peculiarities
Of my confinement.
Shackling off identities of cultural definition
Put me to bed with pasquinade.
Cloth me with double portions
of traduce and slander.
Give me vilipends for a pillow
Carefully tuck me in with slur and trash
Dim the **** of my bedside lamp.
Watch me flutter my eyelid in restful slumber.
Hear me snore in gratitude.
Be sure of one thing-
My Outshining When I Rise.
This is the dawn of a new era
I am an alien to Your presumed assumptions
I laugh confidently
through my gap-teeth
and smiles fill my dimpled cheeks.
Copyright © Obenewaa Danquah | Year Posted 2020
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Obenewaa Danquah Poem
Ascension
Let this cup pass me by,
this cross I must bear!
This path was long crafted by the ancestors,
I will not tread on sacred grounds!
Too often the heart skips a beat,
relief resides in knowledge
a busy path grows no grass!
It does not matter if the grass hides coils of gold-speckled mambas.
Trust me girl,
they will try to quench your fire,
labelling it rebellion.
Hold on dear,
Go on an introspection tour
Pack a healthy dose of isolation
Include an appreciable amount of adrenalin
Tuck away isolation
and discover yourself anew!
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Obenewaa Danquah Poem
An Invocation
Owusu Ansah!
He birthed water
it retained its wetness
the water was not licked
dry.
Break your wooden confines!
Get out!
Get off!
Get up!
Shake off the
Pincers,
the vein grippers.
Come Back!
Madam,
they go deaf,
that is the price
they pay
for desertion.
They cannot hear
or won’t hear.
Suddenly!
A warm moving mass
of agility. Passion. boundless energy
becomes
STIFF. COLD. UNMOVING. ALIEN.
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Phoenix Rising
Feminine!
This goddess of contrasting shadows,
Silently cast her benevolence Misery’s way,
bathing Him in glows of confidence.
I salute you
I hail you
I worship you
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Obenewaa Danquah Poem
Phases
Two minutes…
Red sea parted
Israel crossed sea
Egyptian soldiers perished
Two minutes…
Lazarus burst forth
Bartimaeus regained sight
Mary become mummy
Two minutes…
Impossible became possible
Tears wiped away
Laughter was restored
Two Minutes…
Two Minutes…
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