All is takenBut nothing is lostIt was never yoursIn the first place Go aheadPrepare yourself Be newBe renewedBe your best versionAnd watch what happens Wait! Look…See the things you desireOver the horizonStillBeyond your reach.
Mr Goodluck and the Maggi Superstar
Nanpan focuses on the furrowed ridge of Mr Gofwan’s forehead, right above the spot between his eyes. He wants to appear like a man of courage, straight-faced and intense. Nanpan wants to appear as a man looking a man in the face. Mr Gofwan does not restrain his fury and resentment when he eventually speaks….
The Promise
The light is surrounded by darkness but it is there, you can see it, you need to come close. Life goes up and down, round and round, but you can make it a fun ride, you need to come in. The fear holding you back won’t hold you up, it keeps you down, you need…
For Men Who Use Logic To Ruin Lives
You take a lot For granted Because You have a lot to take For granted. Options, choices, possibilities Present themselves And with greedy hands Like tentacles You grab To live out Multiple lies. I come from a man like you Backed by Logical sounding reasons Echoes of fair judgement With pale imprints of firm decisions….
What’s In Your Pants?
Where I come from, it is highly unusual for parents to have “The Talk” with their kids. You know, the one with the birds and the bees. This is because there is an unspoken yet very weighty culture of shame around sex. With the almost puritanical way sex is inserted into “necessary” conversations, it is…
On Female Independence and the Power of Helplessness.
The second episode of ‘Behold The Natives!’ is out. In this episode, we explore why there was an outcry over Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s comments over Hilary Clinton’s Twitter Bio. As well as the backlash against Moesha Boduong’s honest revelations about being a girlfriend to one of Ghana’s married men. And how she let Christine Amanpour…
Behold The Natives!
Today is an exciting day because I am venturing into the unknown! So this is the thing. Everytime I have an issue in my heart that I want to blog about, I end up abandoning it all together because it seems by the time I am done critically examining the issue, the blog post might…
Dear God, Are You Mad?
Heavenly Father, Once again, I come to you with an un-understandable question. So the other day, while walking under a clear blue sky, golden sun rays bathing and activating the full potential of my melanin; I got stopped by a concerned elderly lady. She felt I was putting myself at risk and only inviting trouble…
Why I Constantly Do Stupid Things.
Every time I am asked about my life choices and decisions, and why they don’t seem to align with what is seemingly wise or acceptable; I always lack the words to express my reasons and my vocabulary suddenly seems limited. And so I had taken to blaming genetics and my nomadic ancestry by an extended…
The Beauty That Is Luke Cage
Not long ago, I shared a Keke Napep (Rickshaw/ Tuk Tuk/ My main source of transportation and inspiration) with two of the most unpleasant human beings I have ever encountered. I was on my way to a wedding on the outskirts of town. Baffling as it was, it didn’t occur to these two people that…
The Contained Life 