Kwame Sarfo Aboagye Poems

When a man is blessed, or cursed, with power
Do not expect him to be fair and just
Do not expect him to provide for all
Rather expect him to satisfy his own lust
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We didn’t think it would end this soon;
The journey is finally over.
There were days that were as hot as June
And nights that were much colder.
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I live on the hottest, yet coldest part of the earth,
Where the fate of people is known even before their birth;
Where there is no food and little water to drink;
Where the people are too frustrated to think
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Farmer
Father, Father, please listen to my cries;
Mind not that I offer no sacrifice.
Water from above my seedlings need to grow;
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There’s only one enemy who causes more harm
Than the Devil himself; His name is Fear.
He works subliminally like a charm,
And where he’s not needed, there he appears.
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I hate that I love you; I really do.
I would have been much richer alone.
Now there’s one more mouth to feed,
And a thousand more groans to groan.
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I saw a kid, quiet, adorable, so calm,
Who was given a gift incomparable – a new toy.
Like time his nature changed, as he had found joy,
And it seemed the toy had found solace in his palm.
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There’s more to the world than just earth
And more to earth than just dirt
There’s more to fire than just smoke
And more to laughter than just a joke
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Every night she would stare at the moon,
This pretty little girl called Lily,
Wishing that her life – her ill-starred life
Would be filled with something other than misery,
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Like the name of a dreadful enemy
Death is a word no man wants to hear
Its famous attribute is equity
And the mere thought of it brings fear
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