Thinking, What Ifs

Looking back

Reminiscing

Maybe I shouldn't have let you go

I should allowed you talk me into staying

Then again, maybe not.

She watched you

Crush

Didn't wait to see the burn

Yet I guess somehow you passed that.

So now after walking on half-baked truths,

Hog-washed lies,

Down-right tales,

She comes right back again

Plagued with the same thoughts that drove her away.

What if she had not hooked up with your friend?

Or you with hers?

If you had given yourselves some space

To think things through.

What if your friends had not pried?

All well-intentioned of course.

Years gone,

Hearts have broken, been broken,

Healed, patched, mended,

You remain the only one she wants

Yet

One thing keeps you apart.

The one question that plagues her mind

The matter of beliefs.

What if...

Life Is Too short

This is just a little something I wanted to share. It was retweeted by googlejobs today. An ad campaign from Germany captioned  "Life is too short for the wrong job"
Below is the tweet and here is the link to the site.

Today is Elly's birthday. :) The best friend a gal can ever have; selfless and true. HapPy b'DaY, sweet.
(A poem in her present. :) She might share it if you ask; nicely)

Weakness & Strength

How easy it is to speak

When positioned in strength.

Hard it would seem

When that strength

Stems from weakness

The day we learn to be vulnerable

We become stronger.

Being hard does not belie strength.

Weakness is not beneath you

Clinging to power

Forgetting weakness.

Hanging on to power

In fear.

How hard is it to be weak when strong?

Or strong when weak?

When I take your ebb of strength,

Your source of weakness

Who will you be?

What will you be?

When your trappings are striped away

Where will you go?

Who will you run to?

When the blinds are removed

And you can see brighter than before

Will sunglasses protect you from the rays?

Will your eyes open to see what is real?

Sparks of greatness

Arise from malleability

Of weakness and strength

International Women's Day

6th March; Wat Hup?

Ghana is celebrating 54 years of post independence and my nephew, AJ, is 10 years today. Hurray!!!
God bless you, Ghana.
God bless you, AJ (Pancakes next we meet) and I know there is cake with your name written on it. Enjoy.

Okay, so how many know there are three stanzas to Ghana's National Anthem, after all, most people know the words of the first stanza. Below are all the stanzas and in case you want to know the tune go to this link

The Ghanaian National Anthem

God bless our homeland Ghana,

And make our nation great and strong,

Bold to defend forever

The cause of Freedom and of Right.

Fill our hearts with true humility

Make us cherish fearless honesty,

And help us to resist oppressors' rule

With all our will and might forevermore.

Hail to thy name, O Ghana

To thee we make our solemn vow;

Steadfast to build together

A nation strong in Unity;

With our gifts of mind and strength of arm,

Whether night or day, in the midst of storm,

In every need whate'er the call may be,

To serve thee, Ghana, now and evermore.

Raise high the flag of Ghana,

And one with Africa advance;

Black star of hope and honor,

To all who thirst for liberty;

Where the banner of Ghana freely flies,

May the way to freedom truly lie

Arise, arise, O sons of Ghanaland,

And under God march on forevermore.

I will be at the Ghana International Trade Fair at 4pm (GMT) spotting a black t-shirt with this design. Look out for me if you happen to be there. :)

Equality?

Independent

Confused

Woman

Pining away

Refusing to acknowledge

Vulnerability

Liberal

Encouraging

Man

Letting go

Age-old roles, prejudices

Comfortable

Woman longs to be held

Be less strong

Man wants to hold

To be known as strong
To keep safe

Wait for the day

When man and woman agree

Not to be equals

Forget who wrought power

All is fair in love and war?
Forgive
Forget

"The more I hear, the more I fear that might lose each other. Can we skip to part when we come to our senses? Before we go, go too far. Love shouldn't be so hard. Can  we open our hearts, drop our defenses? Find where forgiveness starts. Let's stop where we are and stick to the healing part"- Lyrics from Cece Winans' Healing Part