It's been 5 weeks to the hour Most Mondays I feel Lethargic all day Headaches and body aches I can't explain I can't sleep most Mondays Because I don't want to Wake to that fateful call I don't want to come collect your Limp body from the third hospital That did not have a bed … Continue reading 5 WEEKS TO THE HOUR
Love Me Tender
You give hugs, make room for bisous on the cheek, administer kisses on the back of white hands, give warm and enthusiastic ‘good mornings’ to the friends I have brought to visit Ghana. You ask fondly about high school friends you “approved” of. You tell those I bring home, “I love and Bless you!” To me, you say “ayeekoo” when it suits you. You don’t apologize for disliking some of my friends even as you embrace others. You don’t ask after my painful moments; you just assume life goes on so I should too, and fast.
Musings of An African Woman 