THE STREET LIFE

We are black naggers On the street full of beggars Life is hard, making most of us waggers Don’t forget most of us are twiggers So we hit the street, so our babies will feed A day sick, the household bleeds So we struggle with all kinds of breeds A few noble ones, the rest full of greed. At sunset, we rush home with our little vittle Though not enough, it's quite a mantle We would watch our babies guttle A sight that sometimes makes us tootle. We do this so our children won’t end up as street urchins Though sometimes we wished to be consumed in our sleep by griffins, Click here We will never give up, even in our pains For our children see us as paladins. By: Isaac Cobbinah Songs of Hope - Ink of De_Governor ✍🏿️ Melodies of the Heart
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TAKE IT BACK


(Dream In Progress) 

Do I have to seek clearance before I live my life?
From those who never offered us a chance
So we could live up to the dream quickly? ...Do I?
Now they are part of the doom-casters
Selling our story worldwide in the negative lens
But hey!!!!...we give no room to any PHD (Pull Him Down) holders
We have developed that kinda attitude.
Some call it tough skin
Some call it a proud life
Some call it whatever.
Their opinions do not determine our worth
Life goes on.
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I’ve got some time to spare
My pen—full of ink to scribe
My lamp—full of oil to burn
My brain—full of words to conjure
And my mouth is full of cooked words to say.
 
So let’s take it back to those days…
When we had to wait for 7 years before we started schooling
Where were they...?
 
Take it back to those days…
We had new bend-down boutique clothes only on Christmas Eve.
Where were they?
 
Take it back to the days…
Of burning the midnight candle to scratch
In order to pass the BECE, since we were not connected to electricity
 
Take it back to those times…..
We waited eagerly for Daddy,
Before the old coal pot would see charcoal and become warm
 
Take it back in time to those moments…….
We waited and slept without the cooking pot getting to its job
 
Take it back to those years…….
The flooded waters became our only regular visitor
 
Take it back to those days…
We skipped high school days
To save the whole family from intentional dry fasting
 
Take it back to the times…….
Where debts were like the dreaded bedbug
Oversucking our blood, but we stood immortal
 
Come, let’s take it back to the times………
We had to toil with our body, soul, and spirits for years
Before we could make it to the tertiary
 
Yeah, let’s take it back-to-back-to-back to the back times…
Where we knew things would change.
Now we are here with a promising step toward a brighter future…
 
Behind these fashionably designed fabrics
Behind these smiles, you witness
Behind this body, you observe
Behind this smooth voice, you hear
Behind this face you see,
Are the stories capable of becoming a hit
And a top-grossing Netflix movie
Should they script and play it on our screens.
 
Be my human judge
I deserve the life I’m living, right?
Where were they?
When I took you back to those times?
They were all missing in action.
 
So before you stand to criticize,
Take it back to those days….
Where it all began.

By: Isaac Cobbinah

Songs of Hope
- Ink of De_Governor ✍🏿️
Melodies of the Heart
 

Comments

  1. Anonymous24 April 2024 at 21:20

    Nice piece. Back in the days....
    I was on farm land to be able to pay my SHS school fees.

    I have to pretend I spent my fees just to save the "face" of my Dad for not paying my fees.

    Out of the gloomy smile lies the dreaded story.
    WHERE WERE THEY?

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    1. Ink of De_Governor28 April 2024 at 21:29

      Out of the gloomy smiles lies the dreaded story indeed. We would be fine bro

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  2. Anonymous24 April 2024 at 21:30

    Great piece dear. I remember when I had to keep eating gari almost every evening back in high school to replace my supper since I was owing fees and those of us owing were denied the dining hall food.
    Where Were They?

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    1. Ink of De_Governor28 April 2024 at 21:31

      This is hard!!!!. The story would be told with success soonest.

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  3. J C, The Humble Writer25 April 2024 at 03:01

    Hmmm, the big question!
    Where were they? I feel a hitch of vibration this piece work carries.

    Senior! I doff🤝💯

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  4. Anonymous25 April 2024 at 07:50

    Hmmm Life goes on

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  5. Anonymous25 April 2024 at 12:51

    😪 where were they?

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  6. Anonymous30 April 2024 at 20:22

    We had to sacrifice to get hear

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