It was in
the season of winter in my homeland, Ghana
My landlord
had paid his rent, oh, what an honour!
As warm as
winter was, I set off through the snowy streets
Destination,
Kumasi beach just for some fresh air
I laid
topless on the green shores of the ocean
Soberly reflecting
on my retrospective prospects
And hoping
that the nice lady walking by, would fall to the ground
Just for my
amusement
Peradventure,
the spirits heard my thoughtful desires
She tripped
and fell flat
With smiles
on my face, the ‘inner-me’ whispered;
“couldn’t
you have made a better wish?”
I stretched
forth a helping hand
As if to
atone for my dream come true
Oblivious of
my thoughts, she deemed it a kind gesture
And then I saw
the beauty in her eyes
Many men would
be damned to let her slip through their fingers
But I whispered
to myself;
“if only I had
seen her clearer at the first glance….”
The inner-me
retorted;
“what then
would you have wished for”
I whispered
back to myself;
“I would have wished for her, a heavier fall and a
counter effect
of loosing
two of her teeth”
I watched my
watch as I helped her up
Smiled at
her and walked away without uttering a word
I heard her murmur
behind me;
“what a kind
but strange man”
Well, I got
home safely
But as I reached
for my pocket to get my keys,
I lost balance,
fell flat and broke two of my teeth
And so,
another wish became a distorted reality!!!!
