Doris Dzameshie Poems

And God created man!
Yellow, black and white men
They all love each other?
Yellow men in Asia
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You fascinate me, oh child of light
Blinking little lights dancing around you
Know that you cannot hide behind friends
Your intelligence is a gift from God
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The worms in Africa are skinny
Iseola wants to be buried in Africa
The worms in Africa are not slimmy
Which is why Iseola wants to be buried in Africa?
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The ravings of a mad woman
They are coming she says
They are coming
Who are they? I ask
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Sometimes I feel like being boastful
Then I look behind me
My shadow grins at me
I feel this shall pass
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You shall be whole again
Like a silver of the moon
On the way to wholeness
You shall be whole soon
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Why are they all looking at me?
It must be because I am fighting to take a breath
Lungs locked up in an iron cast
Squeeze some air in there
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Roaming around on the streets of Lagos,
To the streets of Kumasi
I can still hear her laughter
Daa ga, don’t mind them
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Can I take your identity?
Ghanaian, Am I?
Do I take your identity?
Black American? Am I?
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Father wants to be acknowledged, son
I need to move on, my son
But can l go, without a prayer from you?
Offer prayers for me, my son
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