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Undignified…

Tic tock tic tock…
The shadow of my ghosts looks up at me.
I see my fears and bruises mirrored in its eyes.
It warns me that I am in for a long ride.
That I am not ready to face my latest agonising past.
I am trembling with fear as I crumble before…

But How Can I Be Me?

AfroWomenPoetry founded by Antonella Sinopoli narrates the stories of African women through poetry moving from country to country across Sub Saharan Africa. In collaboration with AfroWomenPoetry, SheEvolves invites you into the world of Ghana’s female poets

Poem by Akosua Dufia Boakye
But How Can I Be Me? 
I am not who I want to be
The…

A Collective by Precious K

Poems by Precious K
Desire
The things I desire
They interrogate me day and night,
Till I plead guilty to not pursuing them.
Guilty!
The things l desire temper with my peace of mind like unsettled debt. 
Affirmed
You are hope, a light in life. 
An emblem of strong women with unbreakable spirits.
You are powerful, soulful, the heavens…

Choose To Try Again

Poem by Sarah Eno Obongha
Choose To Try Again
At times the hope of a river flows into a canal,
Draining away its current.
At times, the faith of the moon is covered by the cloud
Leaving its mouth silent, even when it screams out loud.
At times the strength of the rain is shadowed by…