TO THAT FAIR LADY

The dew soaked her wet
even the chest above her breast
she had no hanky to wipe her tears
and her lips trembled but not out of fear

Her smile hanged in-between her lips
showing her mood of sorrow
and in slow motion she swayed her hips
but there where no eyes behind to follow

Her world was still lit by moonlight
yet she feared no fright
as she meandered her way
through the meandering pathway

Her perfume aroused the trees
giving them difficulty to breath
the thorns scraped the skin off her legs
leaving scars that couldn't bleed

But her heart had already bled
'cos her lover had been laid to rest
so she had no reason to fret
for she felt greater pains in the heart

Her fair skin was covered with black linen
hiding the fine and firm features within
a tear hanged in-between her eyelids
leaving a lustre in those captivating eyes

All of a sudden, her steps halted
her heart jumped
her tears fell
as her eyes gazed in awe

Just then, Mary Magdalene left
to tell the disciples first
then Peter took off and left
''Behold! There lies the empty tomb of Jesus''

T-DZANIE!

NAKED

It was dark
The sun was covered
So I presumed it was dusk
And I gawked at the body naked

The body was light skinned and the face wasn't skinny
Perfect dimples on the cheek, though there were no smiles
In the vitreous humour laid brown iris
That could compel a crowd to follow for over a mile
The hairy eyebrow made it subtle
The nose was placed exactly in the middle
The carefully rounded ears could hear even before one spoke
And just this face alone made my jaw broke
So i took a break and had a bottle of coke

Back in time
I realized the neck was like a vine
The chest was broad and fine
As the abdomen house more packs than mine
I counted, six to be exact, and noticed they were in line
I was marveled at the navel
'Cos it look like precious marble
And the shoulders granted a puzzle
That took time to unravel

The waist line caved downwards from the hip
And vanished below a small piece of cloth that covered the deep
The laps were thick and strong
The knees were intact
The legs were sleek and in form
And the toes connected to the feet
Together with the sole beneath it
Which were at the mercy of the stones in the street
Were just where they belonged

After three hours, the sky cleared
Almost everyone had fled
But i still stood and stared
Then i realized the body glared red
It wasn't the complexion, but blood instead
The hands were stretched by human might
And pivoted to keep them from falling
The laps were close and tight
As one long nail held both legs to curb walking

There and then, i stood still
For I've witnessed on Calvary's hill
The execution of Christ Jesus
On an old rugged cross

T-DZANIE!

ANOTHER SORRY

Late! Late! Late again
But she sat still, next to the window
Watching the rain and enduring her pain
The vacant seat stared at her
Making her look like a teddy bear on a pillow

Her crying tears are falling in her stomach 
Making her uncomfortable amongst her guests
Her short skirt is cut to her hip bone
And her shirt is falling just below her nipples
Showing a gorge between two hilly mountains
If she had stood
you would've realized her back engulfing the vacuum behind

Her red lips a re staining the white glass
Giving her attention among all present
But she said ''Why, i thought we had a date,
''where's he now?''

But just before she would bow her head in disappointment
Her district pastor tapped her saying ''Sister, kronkron......''
''i thought i saw you leading service yesterday''
The ''Ma Ewuradi'' froze her tongue and opened her mouth
To bring out ANOTHER SORRY


T-DZANIE!

ONCE A VIRGIN

My blood has been drained and drank
Yet it flows through my veins
Gushing out through the pores in my stomach
But I smile, I laugh, I enjoy
Living each day in order to die tomorrow
My sickness has been feared long before I was born
I linger in friends’ minds like nuclear bomb
Waiting to explode upon contact
So they go far away, passing where I don’t
Those I used to hug now give me a wave
And those I used to shake have now given me a break
I live in my own paradise
Talking to the only man I see in the mirror, myself
Ten years later, my skin grew to shrink
And my bones grew fat
They were too fat that I thought I’d eaten too much calcium
My presence everywhere was known
Before I could enter into anyone’s abode
Sometimes I thought they heard the crackling of my bones
Like the clashing of stones
Or perhaps like the noise heard when a new king is being enthroned
So I swallow myself in my cloth
And walk in the dark shadows of the night
I managed to hide from everyone but myself
As a scar now hung loose on my brain
They call it the Human Immuno Virus
But to me it’s the Hatred Inducing Virus
It is stuck to my head like an octopus
Giving me attention everywhere like Rick Ross
So I prayed to God, as if He was the cause
To deliver me from this sickness which is now my boss?
Now I can see my grave in my mind’s eye
Filled with skeletal bones and no maggots to feed on my flesh
For they are hunting my physical thirst
Shrinking one litre per day
Aaagggyyeeeiiiiii!!!! Ewuradi mewu!!!!!!!
If only I had a second chance
To redirect my life in the Almighty’s hands
I’ll surely do it at once
For it was a onetime interaction
That has brought me to this awful conclusion
Indeed abstinence is the best choice
You can only live long if you love life…..AIDS IS REAL!
T-DZANIE!

CHRISTMAS

It's the season of His birth
yet a king sort His death
some wise men knew His worth
so the went out in search

In a manger he was found
surrounded with grace that now abound
so with their knees on the ground
they worshiped the Savior with a sound

so with that smile on Mary
i pray your Christmas is merry
as you enjoy this season of giving
MERRY CHRISTMAS

T-DZANIE!

IN TIME

held by love's compassion
assured of no dejection
given total sanctification
and granted total restoration
delivered from damnation
having entire liberation
from sin and all its implications
awaiting his manifestation
to receive glorification
but not condemnation
after judging of the nations
so with the bible as a tuition
and prayer as a foundation
i am reaching for the conclusion                                 to be congratulated after completion
                                                                         upon his second visitation
                                                        T-DZANIE!

HELLO

like passion or fashion
call it destruction
but the heart has a new formation
since meeting you at the inception
i guess there'll be no retrogression
in our fruitful compaction
which has created a solution
for your total salvation
which was revelation
being brought to a perfect conclusion
even before time was auctioned.
My name is JESUS, stay blessed.

T-DZANIE!

RECUPERATING

like poison from a viper 
it got stained stained to my system 
i didn't realize i was breaking 
but with the taunts of a memory 
i knew it was the salt in the water 
but the chains held me bound 
dragging me like a loaf of bread 
bouncing like the kangaroo 
i couldn't anchor the ground 
my feet couldn't clasp
they were too dry to hold
too wet to clinch
thinking i could control things
issues rather turned me
left from right then right from left
like a door knob made of straw
then there was reasoning moment
''i couldn't carry my own luggage''
with a hint from within
i knew i needed HIM
THE HOLY SPIRIT


T-DZANIE!

TEMPORAL BEAUTY

her perfume like frozen breeze that never goes off my nose
her footprints like permanent marker that can't fade
her soft skin that sinks to my touch....
and her voice beyond the sweetest of Celendione
but to think about it
it will last only for today 
and tommorrow it will be the story of old
for it is just her temporal beauty....that i can see
but not the beauty of Christ that resides in me

T-DZANIE!

EACH DAY

hey! its a glorious day again
yet our pretty faces are still the same
but with constant fellowship with the One who is Main
our inner man is renewed each day without a blame
glory to the Lamb who was slain
that we're now a new creation without a stain
and though the world calls us insane
we work to attain eternity but not in vain
with Christ the picture to portray.

T-DZANIE!

A PSALM NOT BY DAVID

Lurking in the dark shadows of bright times
my thirst tamed my mind
making me a slave to destruction
yet the drops of light granted me some flactuation

My vision was blur in daylight
as my skin evaporated like smoke
so i found comfort in the night
to brood my vampire instinct

My incisicors grew long and strong
giving me accuracy with piercing the victim i hold prey
suckling and sucking the blood that flows away
as i watch the life in it fade away

Now my bones have grown stronger with this red liquid
leaving no space for my skin to gather some lipid
i have shrunk two times than before, in fact, i am very vivid
as reality now dawns on me upon reaching my limit

The blood i'm sucking now tastes sour
and it's making me bleed to death
yet an addiction has made me travel far
blinding my judgement of worth

May the Redeeming Hand pull me from this fallen pit
and set me aright with the Standard i know
before the sun rises on it's day

and melt me into ashes, behind my stained glass window

KEEP THE CHARGE

Seriously, it's lovely to fall in love
especially when you're young
and you think being youthful is all you've got

Moreover,when you're a lady
you cruise along like you're enjoying a smooth ride
wondering which of the proposals you should carry with pride
and place it on the front seat
whiles throwing the rest into the boot
not even in the back seat

But wait! till everything goes hush...
there you wonder
if your heart was meant for that player
or your feelings for that particular stranger

Going through that experience
might be like a condolence
anyway, I'm not here to tell you sorry
nor make you feel comfort
but the above is an introduction
to bring to your realization
the pain and frustration
when you neglect the love of the Creator of creation

You see, love can not be quantified
so science would tell you it can't be proven
but truth is it can be magnified
and can hurt when broken

Now, tell me, what can hurt more than this
to love someone without being loved back
or to fall in love and later have it broken?
i guess both makes sense
so you're wondering which to throw outside the fence

I am not saying run to the pulpit lifting your hands
when your feelings are uncovered by a preacher
who finished and received some fans
accepting Christ and later playing pranks
turning your whole life into eating ice kenkey and rock buns

Rather run the race
at such a pace the devil can't chase
so when you get through heaven's gate
Christ would give you an embrace
and a glorious necklace

JUST KEEP ON KEEPING THE CHARGE!!

T-DZANIE!

THE LEADER’S TRIBUTE (A TRBUTE TO ATTA MILLS)

it happened at once
yet as if it was by chance
but remembering his last dance
i'm yet to come out of my trance
now with a stance
i write this with his life at a glance
 
perhaps your arms u began to fold
when the sad story you were told
even though he was 2yrs short of 70yrs old
it was a few hours pass noon
when every Ghanaian stopped greeting 'good afternoon'
as their facial expressions carried sorrow
like someone being insulted over 5pesewas he never borrowed
they made calls to continue inquiring
but the bad news kept on growing never receding
then circulating till it became a reality to all hearing

across the nation's length and breadth
through all the media we heard
the announcement of his sudden death
'cos greatly he was worth
as much as to the one to whom he was birth
so with this sudden demise
mother ghana now cries
as she's lost as son who was wise
for in everything he mentioned the name of christ
a gentleman was he
and to every man he was free
a better ghana he wanted to live to see
but GOD has called him before me

should there be eagles in heaven
may they open their wings to accept him in their haven
if there are lions may their roar announce his presence
but so far as i know of chariots of fire
may this take him up to give him a grand entry
for a great man just left the earth's surface
as a world now weeps at his grave

so live today in preparation for tomorrow
then when with time you expire
and to this sinful world you say bye-bye
you'll surely know under the almighty's shadow u'll abide
for on earth in his presence u had alwayz reside
t-dzanie!

ANOTHER SORRY

Late! Late! Late again
But she sat still, next to the window
Watching the rain and enduring her pain
The vacant seat stared at her
Making her look like a teddy bear on a pillow

Her crying tears are falling in her stomach 
Making her uncomfortable amongst her guests
Her short skirt is cut to her hip bone
And her shirt is falling just below her nipples
Showing a gorge between two hilly mountains
If she had stood
you would've realized her back engulfing the vacuum behind

Her red lips a re staining the white glass
Giving her attention among all present
But she said ''Why, i thought we had a date,
''where's he now?''

But just before she would bow her head in disappointment
Her district pastor tapped her saying ''Sister, kronkron......''
''i thought i saw you leading service yesterday''
The ''Ma Ewuradi'' froze her tongue and opened her mouth
To bring out ANOTHER SORRY

ONCE A VIRGIN

My blood has been drained and drank

Yet it flows through my veins

Gushing out through the pores in my stomach

But I smile, I laugh, I enjoy

Living each day in order to die tomorrow

My sickness has been feared long before I was born

I linger in friends’ minds like nuclear bomb

Waiting to explode upon contact

So they go far away, passing where I don’t

Those I used to hug now give me a wave

And those I used to shake have now given me a break

I live in my own paradise

Talking to the only man I see in the mirror, myself

Ten years later, my skin grew to shrink

And my bones grew fat

They were too fat that I thought I’d eaten too much calcium

My presence everywhere was known

Before I could enter into anyone’s abode

Sometimes I thought they heard the crackling of my bones

Like the clashing of stones

Or perhaps like the noise heard when a new king is being enthroned

So I swallow myself in my cloth

And walk in the dark shadows of the night

I managed to hide from everyone but myself

As a scar now hung loose on my brain

They call it the Human Immuno Virus

But to me it’s the Hatred Inducing Virus

It is stuck to my head like an octopus

Giving me attention everywhere like Rick Ross

So I prayed to God, as if He was the cause

To deliver me from this sickness which is now my boss?

Now I can see my grave in my mind’s eye

Filled with skeletal bones and no maggots to feed on my flesh

For they are hunting my physical thirst

Shrinking one litre per day

Aaagggyyeeeiiiiii!!!! Ewuradi mewu!!!!!!!

If only I had a second chance

To redirect my life in the Almighty’s hands

I’ll surely do it at once

For it was a onetime interaction

That has brought me to this awful conclusion

Indeed abstinence is the best choice

You can only live long if you love life…..AIDS IS REAL!

T-DZANIE!