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What About Us?

Why here?
Amongst the lot, why here?
Gangy streets,
Vulgar tongues,
Bloody knuckles,
The only artworks places like these hold..
Besides the graffiti on the police quarters that reads Just Smile Chale
Terror☠️ finds comfort
Drugs💊 intoxicate the air,
Mums👩 juggle toilet babies👶,
Skeletons💀 play golf,
The closets were too boring..
But guess what?

The clouds ☁️ emptied themselves.
A rainbow 🌈 flashed its ROYGBIV
from the top of the old basketball courts
To Friddie's diner.
She was such a beauty.
Had the innocence of a baby;
She cared less about the gangy streets
Nor the vulgar tongues,
Nor the bloody knuckles
Neither did she criticize the mothers who flashed down their babies;
Who fed off of the street's crumps and the pockets of vagabonds.

Donkomi Donkomi 
2 cedi, 1 round!!

The sex call went
Daddy left home early
Without providing a roof over her head.

Mum says You are old enough to make a living for yourself

Uncle says Come sleep with me, and I'll make you rich.

What happened to Morality?!

VIRGINITY IS NOT DIGNITY BUT THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITY

They say without second thoughts..
I wish the idea was just to rhyme but no, no, no
[Sigh]
[Aside]  You can't blame them though
They were too young for 9 months
And too professional for the abortion procedures.
But at least they found something they are good at.
They have found their expertise.

Maybe you can't change people after all
But that's no excuse to leave them ajar.
Like the rainbow🌈  just a smile will do,
Like the clouds☁️ let's drench them with some love.
Yes they are ugly,
Yes they are messed up,
Yes they are....
Psst..
Who are we to judge them?
At least they present their skeletons wholly.
Recklessly and with pride.
No lukewarmness whatsoever!
Isn't that enough courage?
Isn't that enough genuiness?
Tell me...
What about us?



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