The Decay of the Academy

On that ill fated day
The moment charlatans walked through its doors
Their wares desecrating the sanctity of our space
That moment the academy turned into a bazaar
Where fake scrolls, letters, and diplomas could be bought for a song

The philosophers and sages had no say
One by one they floated out through emerging cracks in the tower
As quick as particles energised in a heated crucible
With young scholars left to their own devices

Fungi and mould took over the crevices
Then the ground shook and a mighty wind blew
Finally foreboding tunes filled the ambiance
To signal the decay of the academy

Valentine's Day Haiku

On Valentine's Day

I dream of Ghanaian chocolate

And your loving hug

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!