Pie in the Sky
Missionary conversions never erased the spirit of Animism Sharing the “Jab” mythology of the horned god called devil Hope of justice in the after-life helped survive the pains of slavery But was it no more than another pie in the sky to rein in anger and hunger Looking at the world from the cloud of […]
Let the haves bark at the have-nots and let their dogs loose As times sail through dire straits, the dear things get the treat It is a sign that our material world is revolving into its revolution Settled in comfy cloudy armchairs, the Gods play chess with their pawns Dropping crumbs of the big pie […]
All is quiet on a Sunday morning in the deeply Christian capital of Ghana Once upon a time the gold-thirsty adventurers and missionaries of all feathers flocked to the West Coast of Africa to collect gold bodies and souls They bought the land at the barrel of their guns and the Old Empire of Ghana […]
Posing for an ephemeral posterity A group of revelers show their empty bottles The spirits are gone but the spirit of Carnival remains We drink to forget and to remember we cannot forget Carnival comes from the desperate slave trade times Created by the church to absolve itself like some indulgence The pie in the […]