In The Garden - Merle Haggard

I come to the garden alone

While the dew is still on the roses

And the voice I hear falling on my ear

The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,

And He tells me I am His own;

And the joy we share as we tarry there,

None other has ever known.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice,

Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,

And the melody that He gave to me

Within my heart is ringing.

I’d stay in the garden with Him

Though the night around me be falling,

But He bids me go; through the voice of woe

His voice to me is calling.

I love this hymn. It always calms me down and fills me with hope. It is a constant reminder that God is always with me. Not only is looking out for me, he is my bedrock and my only form of security. I may not be the best of kids, but I love Him very much, so I try to do right.

It also reminds me of my dad. I miss him. He was awesome.. like superman kinda awesome.. lol..ofcourse he had his flaws, but who doesn't? He was my homie, and we used to do very random things like take walks in the garden (he was a horticulturist and a landscape designer, so we had a huge garden).

Guess what, lovers? This is my 100th post!!! Whoop!! Whoop!! :-) I'd always wanted to write, but after high school, I just stopped cos I couldn't find the time. I kinda like exploring different things, so I was all over the place. Then College kept me mad busy. Then last summer I heard about a blog called 'Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women', and I loved it. I was very happy that Ghanaian women had taken it upon themselves to educate each other on issues about their sexuality and so on. I thought to myself 'Its about time!'. Anyhu, so I decided to follow the blog.. and then I was like 'You know what, I'll create my own blog too'. My first post was an 18 page research paper on Corruption in Nigeria (Bearhugs and kisses to you,Sadik, for actually reading the whole thing.lol), then I did a few poems.... and the rest is history (lol).

I'm hoping to finish writing a novel by the end of 2010, so I'll let you lot know how it goes... me, I'm kinda lazy, so you lot need to check up on me oh!

THANK YOU ALL FOR FOLLOWING MY BLOG, AND THANKS SOOOO MUCH FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE COMMENTS..KEEP 'EM COMING (U dunno how I love comments, half of them are so amusing). Thanks Lovers!!

Hello, Mr. Bartender...

'.. And I don't want the world to see me, cos I don't think that they'd understand, when everything is made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am. And You can't fight the tears that ain't coming, or the moment of truth in your lies. When everything feels like the movies, Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive ..'

Hello Mr. Bartender,

Lend me your ear

For I have something on my chest

That cannot wait to burst forth

See, I loved this special woman

And I thought she loved me too

But like my Long Island Iced Tea

She was a bitter-sweet experience

In the beginning I downed her fast

She was messing with my senses

But she gave me a Superman High

Thought I could do anything

Say anything ... Be anyone I wanted

Had me on some Obama - Yes We Can ish

Then out of the blue I went from Obama to Osama

Apparently I had become a thorn in her flesh

For there was another, who quenched her thirst

When the morning came she left me misty blue

Limbs were sore, head and heart pounding in unison

Such an unpleasant feeling that I simply must forget

So please, my dear Mr. Bartender

Can I have a quadruple vodka on rocks

I need something to burn the remnants she left behind

Strong enough to make me forget

My love on the rocks

'Oh honey, just the mention of your name turns a flicker into a flame. I think of the things we used to do and my whole world turns misty blue' - Misty Blue - Boys2Men (Originally by Dorothy Moore)

~ For Bugs Bunny, because you asked for more posts with a male persona. enjoy

Mountain and the Sea

Heart made of steel

No one could steal

Words filled with venom

Eyes shooting daggers

No one dared come close

The mountain no one could move

They called her the Iron Lady

You call me a mountain


And I call you the sea


I'll stand tall and certain


And watch you swallow me

The mountain no one could move

They called her the Iron Lady

Yet her words were filled with venom

Cos their words were filled with lies

So she built her fortress

And let down her hair only for the man

The man who had the heart to climb

You can move me if you want to

You can move a mountain

You can move me if you want to

You can move everything

For his heart was filled with all she needed

Truth, Trust, and Commitment

His beautiful soul moved the mountain

Her walls came tumbling down

The keys to her heart were his for keeps

They called her the Iron Lady

She left them confused

You call me a mountain


And I call him the sea


I'll stand tall and certain

And watch him swallow me

They called her the Iron Lady

Everyone called her a mountain

Yet he was her sea

She stood tall and certain

And watched him swallow her

Yes he moved a mountain

And she wouldn't have it any other way

~ I seriously need to not use the word 'move' for like a month or two..i seem to love it.lol.

~ Erm this is for 'Hey Papi!' aka. 'Double D', cos I was inspired by some our random Skype Convo.
~ Ingrid Michaelson :-)

Gerit Togeda!

I don't know if any of you have properly listened to India Arie's Get it Together . You should, those lyrics speak volumes.. truth. I copied and pasted the lyrics ... awesomeness. I 'bolded' my favorite lines.


One shot to your heart without breaking your skin
No one has the power to hurt you like your kin
Kept it inside, didn't tell no one else
Didn't even wanna admit it to yourself
And now your chest burns and your back aches
From 15 years of holding the pain
And now you only have yourself to blame
If you continue to live this way

Get it together
You wanna heal your body
You have to heal your heart
Whatsoever you sow you will reap
Get it together

You can fly fly

Dark future ahead of me
That's what they say
I'd be starving if I ate all the lies they fed
Cause I've been redeemed from your anguish and pain
A miracle child I'm floating on a cloud
Cause the words that come from your mouth
You're the first to hear
Speak words of beauty and you will be there
No matter what anybody says
What matters most is what you think of yourself

The choice is yours
No matter what it is
To choose life is to choose to forgive
You don't have to try
To hurt him and break his pride
To shake that weight off
And you will be ready to fly

One shot to your heart without breaking your skin
No one has the power to hurt you like your friends
Thought it will never change but this time moved on
An ugly duckling grew up to be a swan
And now your chest burns and your back aches
Because now the years are showing up on your face
But you'll never be happy
And you'll never be whole
Until you see the beauty in growing old



I know its really hard to forgive friends, family and loved ones who hurt your feelings, but everyday keep trying to forgive. Obviously sometimes you remember somethings and you just get annoyed but just push those thoughts aside and remember that God forgave our sins, ... so who made you judge? Better leave that to God, as well as any thoughts of vengeance that may be floating around in your mind, cos seriously, life is hard enough as it is, you can't possibly waste your time being bitter and wishing someone else suffers.
Ofcourse this is easier said than done, cos we are all human, and its normal to wish someone suffers as much as they made you suffer, but chale, focus your thoughts on other things, for real.  I mean, if you hear somewhere that yawa has followed the person, then abi, kharma is a bitch, dats all..lol..but dun spend ur time tryna make that happen or wishing dat it would, dats jus unnecessary negativity. You'll realize that you will be a much happier person!


Yup, Peace and Happiness, people, Love and Happiness.... lol.... u know how i dun like fighting. :-)
Dayum, i can talk o!

Red ... Yellow ... Green ...

I want a man who is crazy about me

I want a man who thinks I'm his world

The one who cannot live without me

The one who will do anything to have me

I want a man who is worth my time

I want a man who I can call my homie

Yet someone who I can argue with

Someone who is not shy to speak up

I want a man who accepts my flaws

Just as I accept his flaws

The one who will still love me when I'm old

The one who roots for me all the time, my biggest fan

You see, I don't just want a man

No, I don't just want a man

Not a man I can call my man

But one who is truely mine

I want more than just electricity

I want butterflies as well

I want a man who thinks I'm the show-stopper

A man who will stay and not stray

So I would rather wait for You

Than settle for Him

And if we never find each other

Well, there will always be men to settle with

Yup, I want a man who is crazy about me

I want a man who thinks I'm his world

The one who absolutely cannot live without me

I want a man who is down right crazy about me

... And shows it

'Two Love Birds, Two Love Signs, You got me going out of my mind. I love you, for a lifetime, You got me going out of my mind'

~ It bothers me slightly when people say that 'they are ready to date'..it bothers me and scares me, cos i'm usually thinking, ah, don't you meet someone you are crazy about before you say you are ready to date..when you haven't met any1 who is worth dating and you go like 'i'm ready to date', it almost seems like 'oh, i'm going to look for a boy/a girl', makes it seem like they are being sold at the mall, or that all one ever needs in a relationship is determination to have a man/woman.. can you just fall in love with anyone? I dunno, chale, I'm skeptical. But yeah, why settle for anyone, just because you are 'ready to date'? I believe, when you really like someone, being 'ready' to date becomes totally irrelevant, because sometimes these things catch you off-guard, when you least expect it. Dats why when people say they are ready to date, i raise an eyebrow.

~ ps. I went to a Wedding today. It was nice oh! lol

Frosty the Snowman

My Frosty the snow man
I built you from scratch
You want to play in the cold
You love to roll in the snow
But why should I get attached
If you'll melt away
At the first sign of heat


Thumpetty thump thump
Thumpetty thump thump
Look at Frosty go ...

Through the storm... We change the world!!

The storm is coming, but I don't mind

People are dying, I close my blinds

All that I know is I'm breathing now

I want to change the world .. Instead I sleep

I want to believe in more than you and me

But all I can do is keep breathing ...

I had a dream, a wonderful dream

That I could grow up and change the world

I had a dream, that I could go places

So I toiled to get where I am

High school, College, Work, Marriage, LIFE

I still toil, I still sweat

I'm lethargic, I'm tired

Its more than I anticipated

More than I can take

... I sleep ... I snooze

I still have a dream, a distant dream

On the road to the riches don't forget to stop and take pictures

Pay attention to each detour and u-turn along the way

Be aware of the winding roads

Know that as long as you take it slow

You'll be fine, plus you'll find ... You're already there

Cos life ain't always about where you finish

But what you learn along the way

So as you chase success, remember that I told you

You look fine, then you'll find ... You're already there

I worry, I fret, I feel inadequate

Pressure, Competition, It gets harder and harder

Many rivers to cross, many hurdles to jump

The world is hard, fast and cold

The whole world is moving forward, yet I stand still

I am afraid I will fail .. What is failure?

I'm lethargic, I'm tired

Its more than I anticipated

More than I can take

... To sleep? ... To snooze?

I can't simply dream, I have to live it

With the glass half empty, at least you know you aren't thirsty

Try to see it for what it is, half full, now take a sip

Don't compare your life to somebody else

Cos you don't know just what they are going through

Don't be blind, the sun shines on everybody here

I know that sometimes life can throw a curve

But you have to keep on swinging hard

Its the only way to knock one out the park

And if it doesn't make it over the wall know that

That the only way to strike out is if you don't swing at all

~ Inspired by Ingrid Michaelson- Just Breathe, Usher- There Goes My Baby

~ For You, Busta, Because u made a request .. and when I got inspired, I obliged

~ And for all my friends, those struggling with exams, pressure, competition, inadequacies, tiredness, LIFE!! Remember, sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. Joy cometh in the morning. Don't forget to keep praying, because God has a plan for all of us.. do your part and leave the rest to Him. (Yeah, if this whole Finance business doesn't work out for me I plan on becoming a pastor, so do not hate on my Pastor Swag!! hehe)
~ Shout outs to (shout out paa? lol).. Mariam, Wendy, Krys, Kay, My Med Sch Peeps, Clark Hse Peeps, Daniel, Sadik (Lover! You fill up my senses! lol), Amtul, Michelle, Babs, Maame, Angela, Shamwow, Powis,Peri Peri Chicken, Seabass, Mawuli, Nana K (eggus), infact am tired- the whoooole fandm squad, past and present, dat be all. 

~ Oh and lastly remember.. things could have been worse!!!

Please, no World Cup, its just humor... but its true things could be worse. (For this to hold, let's ignore the fact that there is a possibility that some people might find the second instance comforting, enjoyable, etc etc..)

Mistletoe Kisses

I want to steal a night cup with you
Though there's much to be done
Sit outside on the grass and snuggle
Snuggle with my snuggle bear


I want to watch the stars with you
As we share that warm cup of hot chocolate

As the winter chills draw nigh
You will be my Central Heating System

But a journey must begin with a step
So as I stand under the mistletoe
Eyes fixed on you
I hope you get the message


For now, all I really want
Is a little nibble under the mistletoe
For who knows where that will lead
And what will blossom as spring arrives

~ This is a special one for all those who are going to be in the cold this christmas... I'm dreaming of a hot sunny christmas! i dun need no central heating chale...juuuuust AC, chale standing fan, ceiling fan, open windows, ermm..beaches... ok, ok, i'll stop rubbing it in. hehe! But yeah, lol, mistletoes, central heating, night cups, cheers! :-)

Nightingale: Small voice, Big Song.. Fly..

'I never thought we would end up here in separate cages. It doesn't go like this, you've left out some pages ... Hey, don't you know what it means, when I say Hey. See it in my face, I'm breaking. I'd waited for so long just to know, that you would have wrapped yourself around me if you could let go...  I never know what to do with my hands, so I'll put them behind my back ... behind my back .. put them behind my back' 

She is a nightingale

A nightingale with a small voice

A small voice but a big song

A big song she sang for only him

Him, the one she cherished so

So in his cage she remained

Remained and sang her song

Her song of promise and hope

Hope that everything was possible

Possible only if one sought to

But alas, eventually her song was painful

For the cage owner did not want her song

'Not now, not now', was what he said

'But why, but why', she asked confused

'Not ready, not ready', was his reply

Her spirits sunk, her knees ached

'I want you though, I really do', said he

'Oh no you don't, you're disillusioned', said she

For if he really did, he would at least try

Try because nothing was ever set in stone

‘Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows
How to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try
... She sang, in her small voice, her big song

And she wondered why he ever sang along to her tune

And she wondered why she ever sang along to his tune

And she wondered why she was still in his cage

His heart was heavy

Why did she not understand ...

You come for me in the worst of places
You come for me, you come and try to take me home
I'm always in need and it's hard to be reciprocating
The fabric of our life gets torn
And everything's changing so how am I to know
How I'm going to hold on to you 

When I'm spinning out of control
You and I together

Her knees still bled

Feathers provided no warmth

She wondered if his words were an attempt

To put band aids on her wounds

Yet somehow they added insult to injury

How selfish of him to still want her in his cage

When he knew there was no point

So she decided to save herself, to save them

She spread her wings and kicked at the door

Poised for her flight, only to return when all was well

When scabs fall and wounds are healed

Her voice returns: small voice, big song

She would have forgotten her old song

She will sing a different tune

A song of friendship

She will find another in her former home

And she will smile, hoping this new bird

This new bird will not also have to fly away

Hope another bird helps him realize

That one works hard for what they really want

' I'm sorry I can't steal you, and I'm sorry I can't stay ...  I hope to find you are doing better, better than today, better everyday.'


~ Inspired by a lot of things. I was in my Economics class... monotonous voices do not entertain me, so i blogged. Thank God for powerpoint slides :-)
~ John Legend - Everybody Knows
   Ryan Adams - Everybody Knows
~ Picture by Nightingale Girl (Caged Nightingale)
~ 'Relationship is not charity' - Anonymous ...lmao!

AMAZED

'The smell of your skin, taste of your kiss, and the way you whisper in the dark (when you say you love me). Your hair all around me, baby you surround me, you touch every place in my heart.'

Dear You,


It's amazing how you stole my heart
In broad daylight, with no fancy gadgets
Thought they said only faith moved mountains
If that's the case then I call you faith
For what you do to me, No one can
And how you got me, I have no clue
Yet my world is a whole lot better with you in it
Who said only Red Bull gave one wings?
When you give me wings and I soar like an eagle
I smile and laugh out of pure, unadulterated joy
For with you I can move mountains, I can fly
So I'm thankful for you
For I think you are simply amazing
And even more amazing is the fact that you're mine


                                                          Yours,
                                                                    Me.


~ I know I've been gone for a minute, been busy chale. Sorry loves :-)
* photo-sum'n about brad giving angelina a gold love letter charm, blah blah...me i just like the charm, hence the foto..dun like angelina though.
~ inspired by song 'amazed', and random things around me.