Akosua BiraaAug 15, 20191 minDrowningNo words fill me to the brim I'm . dr . ow . ni . ng . nothing to say, or do, or see me unable to write in this world, so devoid of...
Akosua BiraaAug 9, 20191 minTeaching Kids PoetryMy prep’s in step lesson joint on point kids in let’s spin. I’m fly, know why! But wait a spate no glee I see. Boriiiiiiiiiiing and there...
Akosua BiraaApr 12, 20191 minI SwearWhat do I really want – but 2 descend into despair that no there where weary hearts sip comfort from I don’t care laid bare as—I swear— e...
Akosua BiraaMar 17, 20191 minSo 2LOVEI search far and wide yet know not what to seek. I adhere to no one yet embrace all close to me. I BE.long to no family no society no...
Akosua BiraaMar 15, 20191 minIt is Not, OKIt is Not OK in this land of dodge but 1st take someone’s last & un-deliver promises made beneath the line of always looking 4 such low...
Akosua BiraaFeb 20, 20191 minThis MustMust I find fine words to be of value on this earth? Must I be of light-foot and nimble fingers for you to know my worth? Is there no...
Akosua BiraaJan 13, 20191 minQuestions; then, AnswersThe answers are not out there ever, cast out far far beyond your reach. The answers are seated w/in the confines of you, questioning, as...
Akosua BiraaDec 26, 20181 minDo/Dare I?If I had wings of a dove, I would fly away surrender this lackluster existence where talent flees me unused unwanted undisciplined in a...
Akosua BiraaOct 16, 20181 minStetIt’s a world: a whole wide one. Yet we pitch our place in pale imitations of life— in so many (i’m)material fabrications of who knows who...
Akosua BiraaSep 3, 20181 minAs the World ChurnsAs the WORLD churns so must our stomachs for WE are LOST in (deep) space this no place to hide— PROGRESS is failing as the world churns...
Akosua BiraaAug 28, 20181 minName CallingI am Akosua child of the sun stardust spun up into my soul. You may call me Awusi, for I fly high wings unsinged by such sheer emanation....
Akosua BiraaJul 4, 20181 minNon-SelfI am Moyocoyotzin she who creates herself out of no way & know-how into no-thing as I am
Akosua BiraaJun 1, 20181 minbone-tiredcome to me with something more than your woes so this heart too can breathe
Akosua BiraaMar 26, 20181 minWayfarerI am the through-farer. I make things out of no-thing, sense out of none-sense, ways out of no-way & I-am-possible out of the impossible....
Akosua BiraaJan 4, 20181 minOne Note SymphonyI am my own symphony pitched into a chorus of likeminded, you, scattered across the globe. It is with you that I take each small step in...
Akosua BiraaOct 8, 20171 minPity Party & Destinations UnknownNo one wants to hear my truth. Not even myself, as I wallow in it’s a pity, self-pity: Should I pity party or pity anyone who doubts my...
Akosua BiraaAug 30, 20171 minStardust are WELook at me! Look at me! I may not be quint-essential beautiful but please do look at me w/ this hair that surely defies your gravity and...
Akosua BiraaJul 30, 20171 minSettle Down BluesI feel unhinged, adrift, cast out into a certain sea of surety, set loose to be lost in place— in one set place of rest, where I rest,...
Akosua BiraaJul 6, 20171 min‘cos this world ain’t enough…So tonight, I’ll feel your pain resonate w/ mine from 4gotten days when I too really needed 2 jump off. But couldn’t, while you just did....