Liberian Literary Magazine Promoting Liberian Literature, Arts and Culture
Berenice Mulubah A Night Away
Descended from heaven like an angel, My toes touched the ground. I whisked him away from danger Just when he was about to drown.
Away we went from traditions, Culture, and social demands; With an undivided attention, His mind opened, willing to expand.
We flew over the mountaintop And down to the valley below— Just when he started to enjoy the ride We landed on the ocean shore.
We sat and talked about the dos and don’ ts, What he had and had not; We talked about the African man And his woman too.
I asked about the woman’ s role And why he controlled her life as a whole. Two minutes passed, he didn’ t say a word, So I whispered these words in his ears:“ Educate the African woman, my friend. That’ s the best way to go. Raising your boys into gentlemen, She’ s your backbone, for sure.
When she rises, The continent shall rise— That, my friend, is gold.”
His eyes rolled around in his head, His mouth flew open to speak, And just before the words came flying out, His alarm started to blow.
And he woke up to a brand-new day, A brand-new life, I must say. The African man, the African woman, A partnership worth the while
Berenice Mulubah is the author of Purple Honey Lips and Landing Safely On A Solid Rock. She is a popular Liberian entertainer and blogger
Nene Tetteh Adusu YESTERDAY
Just yesterday, I saw the moon take the sun ' s place In a steamy air amidst thunder claps Yet the heavens stood in the land amidst silence.
Just yesterday Silence in heaven broke down in loud cries tearing nothing but air so windy it made the trees clap.
Just yesterday the earth never knew the sand will marry the air and be dust For it wallowed not in blindness like Tiresias All that remained were stones, and with time, turned sand in truth.
Just yesterday A calabash sunk in the sea of poverty, Riches, its contents, sunk down well, And all hearers of yesterday doubted the truce therein But in truce is fruited the doubt.
Writing under his indigenous name- Nene Tetteh Adusu, alias Tetteh- a Poet, Performer and dramatist, hails from Ghana and currently lives in Accra.
He believes that just as words were used in creating this world, so can the world be transformed by words.
Mirroring life and crashing them when necessary to fit the pieces in life’ s dazzling puzzle- his philosophy. Nene holds an B. A( Hons.) Theatre Arts from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
He was the " Order of the Village " awardee at The Village Thinkers Poetry Honorary Awards, 2015.
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