Let Peace Be

When nightmares of our virulent past-

sharp knives of discord-

threaten to sever our bonds of unity,

when wars and strife

greet from the left and the right,

do not cave in, brother;

hold fast to the things that keep hope alive.

Let peace be,

let it be.

Let peace be

lo, let it be

still as the calm waters of Bosomtwi,

unperturbed as a graceful princess in her beauty sleep.

Do not stir.

Stoke no fire with your wild thoughts,

cooking strange tales of things unperceived.

Restrain yourself

from adding fuels of emotional prejudice to the destroyers’ fire,

burning our aspirations to ashes!

Be bold to quench the raging infernos stoked by single stories

and save tomorrow’s golden dreams.

Let peace be,

Please let it be!

Resist their plans to make you

the purveyor of the social gangrene.

Don’t spill out the unguarded words they feed you with

 to fester sour wounds of the dark days much like septic needles,

multiplying our pain and heightening our wail.

Yea, let us slow down on the divisive acts

that plunge Africa into perpetual wahala

and amplify the sisters’ tears many fold.

Stop acting like it’s only your brother who needs food,

let the people have their bread too

lest their fury burst like a volcanic earthquake

to smash all we’ve built over the years,

setting us back to the stone age.

Surely, it must be no complex puzzle to pursue peace

From day one nature bestowed it on us

as imprinted in our DNA .

Make no mistake about this: fairness is the key,

we can only have peace when we

Provide Equal Access to the Country’s Economy

Let it be!

Let peace be!