Dawn cast the dusk of the night
The clock is like tick-tock as the heart beats lub-dub
Assessing the volume of this pulse is an
abnormal rhythm called tachycardia
I pray we don’t get asystole
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Peace is what we pray for
The fight against war has started
A rustle of the titans
Erstwhile politics used to be challenge of diverse ideas or thought
Now is reverse in Africa
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Peace is what we pray for
Light up your lighters
Brighter candles now, there is about to be darkness
There is no telling what happens next or who wins
Africa is bigger than these giants
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The world en route to the equator,
the black shinning star of our origin
All political observers gaze at you
Come oh! youth of Ghana we are at it again, let peace prevail
Let peace be our anthem, there is no place like home
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We entrust the defence of our territory into the guard of
our gallant soldiers with their powerful amours,
our internal peace to the peace makers and free and fair election
into the stewardship of the electoral commissioner
But not to intimidate citizenry
We need peace in Ghana
Ghana is all we have.
Good piece. Let’s participate in the election devoid of violence
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ballot not bullet, Good you made time to read and comment as well
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Wow, just
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Wow, just wow!
This is a very powerful piece Mikki.
I love the poem but I have issues with the inconsistency in the flow due to the improper transitioning of some of the lines and the verses.
Also, I realised a spacing error on the 2nd line of the first verse this ‘tick- tock’ instead of ‘tick-tock’.
Regardless, this is a very beautiful and empowering piece. Thank you for inking this in the name of the peace we need to maintain in Ghana at times like this….peace✌
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Happy you love it, still mastering and learning, so I am glad for your comment. Peace is what we need in Ghana now, during and after election. Cheers
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Vincent, Thank you for making time to read and comment
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Ghana is truly all we need
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