Afroklectic along with Poetry In Emotion were noted as the two ELECTIC blogs to check out on MYWEKU: All Things African.
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Streets of Accra
Sounds on t’ streets, like chaotic mix,.. Mashed up, into echoes of melodies, vibrant melody,.. Being alive, feeling alive, blown horns in ears.. Personal space, “what personal space”,.. We are not in t’ Queens chambers, oh Qs men ..
Circles, circles, Nkrumah circle, Rawlings park.. I stand in Makola, this is t’ battle ground, .. Freedom to dance to t’ beat, .. Freedom!, freedom is yours forever!!.. Prepare to battle in walk, .. Stages set on heads for shops.. Where shops n roads ends in undefined..
Seas of ocean waves of people, .. Fishes of cars, survival of t’ fittest,.. Find your riddim and dance to it, .. Swaying through gladiators, .. Instinct becomes sharp, reflex an art form… If you bleep, like blink on momentum you out,.. I will await for you on t’ other side. ..
It’s a wrestling march,.. Pushing and shoving, .. “Charle aden, me niaba ku-wa ku-wa”.. Get stack in it m8 or stand still till dawn,.. This is just to get on t’ wagon wheel.. No grounds for superiority, nor special treatment.. Young, old, rich, poor, man, woman… All in it with adrenaline..
And when I get to t’ other side of waterfalls,.. I can’t wait to get back at it again… Streets of Accra
For more of Clement Kodjo’s amazing work go to POETRY IN EMOTION
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