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Living A Sentence.

04 May

Living a sentence isn’t like the many poems you might have read here on Goldinwords. It summarizes the life cycle of the Ghanaian girl born in a typically indigenous crude, old-fashioned Ghanaian home; it picks on several unfortunate practices that were very rife in Ghana a few years back.

I wrote it for a competition a friend of mine –Eugene- was entering back in secondary school. He was a ‘talking drummer’ and the contest required a recital accompanied with drumming that sounded just like what was said. The topic had to be of social relevance, so we chose this;

Living a sentence

A woman had a baby girl today.

I’m sad though I should be gay

Her mother holds her with such tenderness and care,

But I’m so sad the future’ll not treat her that way.

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Spare A Thought…Please!!

29 Apr

Background- Tele is a Doctor-in-the-making, he is  currently in  his 5th year with the K.N.U.S.T Med School. Just a couple of months back he and all his class mates were posted to different hospitals in the municipality to have practical hands-on experience in public health. He wrote this to express what he felt on a typical day at the hospital, that gave him a humbling perspective to something he- and the rest of us(I think)- had been taking for granted, read to see.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m no philanthropist or bleeding-heart. I just felt the urge to pick up my pen and write…to open your windows to see a rarely considered patch of this Garden of Life…and Death.

As I sit in this Consulting Room in Akwatia, today is HIV Clinic Day. The patients are trickling in, but the waiting room is full already. What strikes you as you enter first of all is the mood. I thought it would be sombre, lifeless, an extension of the destination to which their lives had been bound…I am happily wrong. It’s no party, no! But I realise that Life reigns here still. Some Force has infused Hope forcefully into the atmosphere, into their lives. And I’m happy for it.

I see different types of HIV-positive patients: those in Denial (It can’t be true…I’m not like all these other miserable people, I have an escape route out of this! There’s just gotta be! Prophet One!…?); those who are Angry (This isn’t my fault! That man! And where was God when he did this to me? Why me?! ); those who are Finished (How much longer? What’s this medicine going to even do for me? I’m still going to die anyway…I might as well just stay at home and wilt away, alone and cursed…); and those still Pressing On (My children! My business! My old parents! I cannot leave them just like that. I have to be strong for them. I must let them remember me for something better than HIV-AIDS! I’ll be better for them with the little time I have left! ). Read the rest of this entry »


 
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Goldin News! Introducing Tele Hassan

29 Apr

I’m soo excited eh! I’ve been looking forward to today the whole week through, I kept asking myself over and over again; “when’s Thurs. gonna come so I can make a major Goldin introduction to you. There’s a fantastic writer I have the privilege of knowing personally. His writing style is quite unique and ingenious; he’ll use any trick he can lay his hands on in Microsoft Word to make his point. If you’ve ever wondered how fluidity and passion look like when they’re oozing out of words, then you won’t have to wonder much longer, because today on Goldinwords for the 1st of many times (I hope) Tele Hassan will blow away the wonder and replace it with yonder (in my desperate Ghanaian attempt to rhyme, loll!!!) . But Tele will write about a topic you thought you’d read too much of in a way that’ll make you wish each article was just the 1st page of a 600 paged book.


 
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The Funniest T-shirt Writings!-What Does YOURS Say?

28 Apr

One of my most favorite past times is reading t-shirt inscriptions and taking note of the most interesting ones. I don’t remember a lot of them but the ones I do remember just crack me up.

One sunny Thursday afternoon, I see this guy in a red t-shirt that has written boldly across its chest; “I lost my number…can I have yours?” smooth huh? I’m sure it musta caught like a dozen eyes everywhere. Only thing is, the credits the t-shirt got him from the girls, his face used up even quicker (OUCH).

And there was this other one my friend Patience saw, she just couldn’t stop looking at the writing, then the girl, then back at the writing, then back at the girl again. It said; “Save a virgin, have me instead!” Lol, how about that for a save an ‘endangered-species-campaign’!!

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Man Child

23 Apr

Goldinwords hasn’t been consistent this week with updates, and I apologize for that. It’s just that I’ve had to adjust to a whole new work schedule and description, and that’s been really trying. For e.g. I was always fascinated by people who could wake up at dawn, I used to wonder if  there was even oxygen around that time, and now I know the answer..cos I’m still alive.

To make up for the inconsistency, I’m putting up one of my all-time faaaaavorite poems. Just like last week’s, this’ also an ex-inspired poem. I love it a lot because it’s embedded with such symbolism and meaning. The way I see it, we’ve all got dual personalities in one aspect of our lives or another. This poem talks about a romantic duality; being a man and a child at the same time

Man Child

You look into my face,

You see my trimmed beard

And something I call a moustache,

And I’m sure you must be saying;

“Man! Is this some man!”

But have you looked into my eyes? Read the rest of this entry »


 
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Building & Owning Your Own Website- IT’S NEVER BEEN THIS EASY!!

19 Apr

Okay, finally I have a terrific answer to the several questions I’ve been getting about who designed the Goldinwords website, what went into it and all that. Today, I’m not just going to tell you who did, but I’m also going to tell you how to be able to attain all the skills you’ll need to design your own site, or even do it commercially for others. All you need to take this trip is desire, because  the process  I’m going to suggest breaks down the whole process to the point that the guy who doesn’t even know what it means to boot a computer can find his way around it quickly (slight exaggeration) lol.

The guy who designed this site and several others did it in like two days- half asleep (lol, another slight exaggeration), but the point is he’s as good with websites and computer stuff as Agya Koo is with jokes (or gyimiiing to be more precise)…so just imagine!!! He’s been so busy, with high-budget projects that I had to literally beg and remind him several several times that “Alf, it’s your brother you’re treating this way o, if mummy wasn’t alive, is this how you’ll take care of me ?(that always gets him)” lol, so you can imagine how SHOCKED I was when I found out that he’s gonna be taking 3WEEKS off his schedule to participate in a work-shop an NGO had invited him to, at which he’s going to make sure that eeevverryyone who attends will be able to do what he can with web-sites and the like before it’s over.

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The Things U Cant Do, But U Do…

16 Apr

This’ an ‘ex-inspired’ poem, it describes her as i’d gotten to know after 3 weeks. It was the 1st time a bruva was falling in love (meehn, that’s 1 heavy word), so naturally you’ll expect the inspiration to be more!!! 

I’ve tried to graphically enhance it to improve the total reading experience, let me know if it worked or if  it got in your way…

The things you can’t do, but you do.

It’s funny when you say you are shy

Cos you give me so much to take pride in

And be confident about.

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Guest Contributor Jemila Abdulai:BACK TO WHEN…

15 Apr

To days when yes was yes,and no was no, and maybe made sense even when the month wasn’t May and there were no bees to be found.

To the final run of teeth through school girl hair in anticipation of seven o’clock when cartoon network assumed its rightful place on GTV.

To afternoons watching “Hindi Movie” while munching on rice and beans, with salad, spagetti, gari and everything in between.
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FANTASTIC NEWS!- Introducing Jemila Abdulai

15 Apr

First of all, I’ll like to assure you  that if you read anyone else’s work on this blog, it’s because the person’s work is just as good or better than the stuff I write, and very deserving of your Goldin time. When I first considered starting a blog, I got immense help and encouragement from 3 people in particular. 1 of them is going to be the first guest blogger to feature on Goldinwords. She started blogging years back and has a very global perspective with a very large fan-base and readership. I’ll like to introduce you to a lady whose blogs aren’t just intellectually engaging, but also liberating. Very in touch with her homeland and unbelievably patriotic! These are her credentials; the ones that appeal to me most, if you don’t think it’s worthy of an ovation, please give yourself 5 mins, till you’re done reading her first blog here on Goldinwords. I present to you (with great honor); from Circumspect,  Jemila Abdulai.


 
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IN THE QUEST FOR YOUR DREAM JOB-where do you stand?

13 Apr

Many years ago, Rudyard Kipling gave an address at McGill University in Montreal. He said one striking thing which is worth remembering. Warning the students against an over-concern for money or position, or glory, he said: “Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these. Then you will know how poor you are.” 

  -Halford E. Luccock

Watching people dressed up in funny formal clothes-because formal’s always funny 2 a small ‘syto’ school boy- was a childhood delight. They cussed at their inadequate sleep whilst they had breakfast, cussed at traffic whilst on their way to work, cussed at the job the whole time they were on it, then cussed at their bosses when they got home. Pissed off and frustrated proper, but couldn’t imagine a jobless life. You could shorten their sleep, increase work hours, reduce their pay, and still have enough people to successfully run your company and wait in your reception area for job interviews. Because in the Ghanaian culture, you probably get more stigmatized for being an able but jobless man than for being an HIV positive patient.

Though it seemed much like there weren’t enough jobs to go round, I was hopeful that it’ll get better. Today, I’m the guy in the funny formal clothes and I wonder which school boy is snickering at the sight of my red knee-reaching tie (seriously some people wear ties that long), on my oversized leafy-green shirt neatly tucked into my faded ash trouser. Lol, picture that! But seriously, I’m never gonna wear that…not even for truth or dare…well maybe. Read the rest of this entry »


 
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THE WAY OF THE SUNBEAM

09 Apr

I liked a girl once…the name of her phone when she put her blue-tooth on was “sunbeam”. Obviously this poem is an exaggeration of how things were; her hold over me wasn’t as strong as this poem suggests. But I loved the fact that she made it so easy for me to write some of the most beautiful pieces, take this one for example. My fave stanza’s the 5th, feel free to lemme know whch  yours is.

The way of the Sunbeam

If every stage of liking you was a storey,

And my heart was a storey building,

Then sweetheart, maybe you should get off the roof,

Unless of course you like the view.

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A SIGNPOST IN NEED OF DIRECTION…

07 Apr

To everyone someone looks up to. Sometimes we can’t help feeling that we’re undeserving of a certain honor. I wrote this 10 mins ago, I’m like its greatest victim (a.k.a, e ‘twii’ me pass)

When the priest needs to confess

And the soldier’s asking for mercy

When the teacher is asking to be taught

And the employer’s job-hunting,

Then they’re starting to tell my story.

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BOYFRIEND SNATCHERS- how to handle them.

06 Apr

I’ve received a number of very interesting messages via the “talk 2 me” page over the past couple of weeks which sought my opinion on some very personal issues. 1 in particular really piqued my interest because it was on an issue that was very tricky and quite common these days. It was from a lady we’ll call Janice, from half-way around the world. With her permission I’m going to show you the message she sent, and the response I gave. Please feel free to comment, your thoughts matter.

From: Janice

Subject: Girls on my man’s jock

 

Message Body:

He’s a nice guy who has a lot of female friends, even way before I met him. I don’t care how much female friends he may have, the fact is that some of these girls are too much at times. Ever since he changed his status to “in a relationship” on facebook, all these girls have been sending him messages asking why? He’s a brutally honest person and he tells me everything and that’s what I admire about him; his honesty in every sense of the word. I mean, there’s this one girl in particular, they use to be “friends with benefits” when they were younger (14-16), it’s been several years and she’s just reaching out to him talking about “I’m the only girl who will ever have your heart or a hold on you” and I’m like, “Oh really?” 4 years ago you were just a sideline ho and now you really want to be his girl? Are you serious? So my question is, why do some females find it absolutely necessary to go after a man who doesn’t want them? What should I do, if anything?

Regards, Janice.

My response:

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ALL 4 ME!

01 Apr

One time, i was thinkng of how sinful  a  person i was, and how undeserving i was of God’s exceedingly gracious generosities towards me, and I thought “maybe I should write it down; my gratitude, my awe, my truest thoughts, hopefully you’ll identify with it also… happy easter friends!

-All 4 me

When the wind blows,

It means he’s got love for me

When the sun shines,

It means he still cares for me.

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IN COMMEMORATION OF EASTER…

01 Apr

I am a Heaven-oriented, Christ-dependent, God-sheltered, Blood-redeemed, Bible- believing, Born-again Christian. So you can imagine how significant this weekend must be for me & Christians the world over- it marks Easter; the time when Jesus said, “You know what? I’m gonna put an end to this devil-monopolized charade. I hate the stink of this pathetic world, but I love you enough to live in it for 33 years and take all the trash that you didn’t even think existed & die the humiliating death on a cross….just so you could stand a chance of having a fulfilling beautiful eternity”.

So this’ a very significant occasion that goldinwords wants to officially recognize. I’ve heard it said several times that; “it wasn’t those 6-inch nails that held Jesus to the cross, it’s the love he had for me den you”. So I’ll just like to leave you with a short extract that I found in the March 2007 edition of our daily Bread- the world- acclaimed daily devotional. It made my morning stand still…enjoy!

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AN ANGEL I USED TO KNOW.

30 Mar

Back in JHS, there was this girl I was close to, verrryy close, even crushed on her small. Then we completed and dint meet for a while, then when we started communicating some time later, she seemed soo different, so distant. We couldn’t click like we used to, it was like the chemistry b/n us had been drained of its chemicals…was saddened, so I wrote this…

An angel I used to know

I look into the past

As if it was a mirror,

I stare in terror

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ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PROUD AND STUCK-UP PEOPLE YOU KNOW.

29 Mar

Marcus Aurelius remains one of the greatest emperors of the ancient Roman Empire. It’s said that he hired a servant,to walk behind him as he made his way towards the roman times square, and the servant’s only job was to continuously whisper into his ears, as people sang praises to him; “u r only a man Sire, u r only a man”.

Without even noticing it, It’s so easy to walk on air when the most ego-boosting complements are being whispered into your ear every other hour. And that’s an ironically funny situation, cos chances are you were the 1st person to ‘notice’ that when Jackie Appiah started appearing on bill boards, she started walking with her nose, an inch higher into the sky. And it didn’t matter how quiet everyone thought the lad was, you couldn’t imagine how Sulley Muntari of all people could turn out to be such an arrogant and proud prick, why aah- because he’s playing in the Italian Serie ‘A’, mmkkkkyyeew!!! Not to even talk about that ‘seemingly-suddenly-very-popular’ girl in your neighborhood who used to play Maame ne Paapa with you. You couldn’t believe how just one kolo Miss Malaika crown could make her soo stuck up, she couldn’t see her toes from how high up in the sky her head was. Well excuuuuse yooouuu!!!

Ya never heard what Lord Acton said? Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. If every time you took in a breath of fresh air, another guy from another continent gave u another corny line about how anytime you blink it’s like you’ve pulled a trigger that shoots a bullet right into his heart.…what’s the assurance that you wouldn’t sit yourself on a throne in your self-determined social class, and say “KWAME WHO?” when they tell you your good old friend kwame Bediako is here to see you? Are you immune to the long-run effects of accolades and complements? Lemme tell you about a guy who thought he was. Read the rest of this entry »


 
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I REFUSE TO CRY…

26 Mar

You know how sometimes you sit and wonder “what’s the worst thing that could happen to me? What could be so bad that it’ll take a long while to get over?” In this poem, I was thinking about just that- but only in  a social sense, as in what’s the worst thing that could happen socially, and I came up with this; 

I refuse to cry 

I refused to let my heart pound loudly 

The day you walked into my life casually 

I refused to want to talk to you 

When my heart refused to stop beating loudly 

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THE SCIENCE OF KEEPING YOUR MAN…IF YOU WANT TO- AN OVERVIEW

23 Mar

I watched a classic movie a short while back; its theme was ethically controversial; in that the nature of the main character’s business enterprise had to do with helping cheating partners to not get caught; hence its name; the ALIBI.

In its opening scene, the most profound statement was made; “its not cheating or infidelity that breaks up relationships…it is getting CAUGHT cheating that breaks the relationship.” But don’t get it twisted, this piece isn’t about tips to not get caught cheating…its about how to make it very irrelevant for your man to cheat on you, its about how to raise your game soo high that playing becomes the last thing on his mind.

I’ve heard more than a couple of ladies say; “all you guys are the same.” Well I’m sorry to burst your bubble honey ,because all us guys aren’t the same, at worst we are different shades of the same color, where for the purpose of clarity, lets say the most intellectually sophisticated guys with the tightest game are charcoal-coffee brown, and the guys at the other end of the scale are egg-whitish-brown. Obviously, there are some differences.

Fact 2, guys in one way or another, at one time or the other, seek opinion and/or approval from one or some guy friends of his about his babe…TRUST ME!!, we all wanna know what the boys think of our babe, and its not a cheap reassurance ploy…its jus the way it is, and the good news is, you can use it to your advantage.

Fact 3, all girlfriends fall under 3 major headings; the “what on earth did you see in her?” kind, the “awww I’m so happy for you man, she’s great for you” kind and then finally, the “meeeeehhhnnn, u r 1 darn lucky lad, I WISH SHE WAS MINE!!” category, and take it from me ladies, there’s a clear crisp difference among all them 3…and you wanna be in the last one, cos that’s where the sustainability is. Read the rest of this entry »


 
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IF GOD WAS A BOY LIKE ME…

22 Mar

If God was a boy like me

If God was a boy like me,

How different a guy would He be?

Would he fit in or would He stand out?

Would He wear material tops all the time?

And own like 5 blue long-sleeved shirts?

Or will He keep a couple of lacostes and some fubus?

I’m just asking Read the rest of this entry »


 
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