ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST

I sit by the window watching the sky

And I wonder why my buddy had to die

The feeling inside makes me cry

Makes me feel like life will soon pass by

Words keep rumbling in my head

My eyes won’t shut even in bed

 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Yet I need an answer from the dead

The whats, the whys and hows

I seek from the eyes of your spouse

Like a search for a flying mouse

Alas! Silence grips the house

How do I sing our song?

Now that you’re gone

Who will play the gong?

Indeed! Good things don’t last long

The signs are not of closures

For while I walk with our brothers

I feel your tap on my shoulders

And your footsteps like a soldier’s

I turn to smile at you

But I do not see your hue

Is it in my head or it’s really you?

I just don’t have a clue

Today, death had his way

But wherever you may be P. Kay

Just know that come what may

We will surely meet again someday.

OWUSU NYANTAKYI a.k.a PAA KWESI, R.I.P.P!!

IS MAMA EVER WRONG?

When mama scolded me

I thought she hated me

But I saw the fire in her eyes

Her desire to make me a better man

When she got calm, she whispered;

“Son, it was a necessary rebuke”

With a smile, I replied;

“Mama, I understand!”

When mama said we will laugh last

I did not understand her

At the time, everything was crushing

Yet she insisted, things and times change

To the world, the vision was blurred

All hope was lost but mama was adamant

Through the fog, she saw the light

Today, we are the ones who laugh best

When mama said we wouldn’t last

I thought she was jealous

Mama loved me too much

And was scared to lose me to some lady

I spent time with Lucy more than mama

 Soon, the other part of Lucy showed

Excessive demands and half truths

But mama had her arms wide opened

And with a broken heart, I ran to her

She said, “It’s good you learnt the hard way”

When mama said I will turn my back on her someday

I knew she was only joking

And yeah! She was just joking

She only needed me to reaffirm my love for her

Mama, I LOVE YOU!!

But for long I’ve been wondering

IS MAMA EVER WRONG??

MOTHERLESS JOHNNY

The morning came with dark skies

An evil truth in disguise

Mother was in labor

And couldn’t help but waver!

Hark! The cry of a baby

Yet tears on the cheeks of daddy

Mother had given up the ghost

The undertaker, her new host

The doll of pain that death did carve

Young Johnny’s life without mama’s love

He cried as if he knew the future

The awaiting grief and the torture

Little Johnny was a happy boy

All he needed was a toy

His days were still young

And daddy knew it won’t be long

The days went by and Johnny was four

Toys weren’t enough, he wanted more

One morning, he asked daddy

How come I don’t have a mummy?

Joan and Joel have a mummy

She drives them to school in her Camry

You should see Ali’s Mummy

She’s got a very funny tummy

When Junior cries, he screams mummy!

Jane’s best friend is her mummy

They say I have no mummy

And that’s why I’m such a dummy

So Daddy, how come I have no mummy?

The tears in the eyes of Daddy

As he stared at motherless Johnny

You did have a mummy

I used to call her honey

She passed on at your birth

To the wicked hands of death

Today you might not understand

But someday you will comprehend

The pain my heart tries to withstand

When thoughts of your mummy fills my gland

IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE LATE MADAM ESTHER!
MOTHER OF DR. RICHARD TIA

MAY HER SOUL R.I.P.P