(Lawyer smiles with glee)

Lawyer;"How many times

did your X's friend visit

you at home?"

(I reply in anger)

De-graft;"It is none of

your freaking concern."

Judge;"Watch your tongue,

gentleman or you shall be

loaded with more charges!"

De-graft;"She visited me

scarcely. Upon the time

when I was with her friend

she visited me twice. She was

very loyal to her friend, I must say."

Lawyer;"Aha! Very typical

to give a compliment about

someone you don't like!"

(Sarcasm)

De-graft;"Stupid lawyer!

I said I liked her but

did not act upon my feelings."

Judge;"Gentleman, I will

ask you to watch your tongue

for the last time!"

Defendant;" Your lordship,

my colleague is asking

unnecessary questions,

let us go straight to the point."

Lawyer;"Ask necessary questions

like what, like how your wig stinks?"

Judge;"ORDER! I will not

have anymore of this insolence!"

Both lawyers; "I apologize your lordship."

                                                                      By Kakraba Afful

(I laugh hoarsely and murmur

to myself)

"His wig doesn't stink, it

just releases an unwholesome

stench. Foolish defendant,

serves you right for your poor

defence. Hahaha!"

(Judge stares at me, I clear my throat)

De-graft;"MMM!"

Lawyer;"Shall we also call, De-graft's

X's brother to the platform, your lordship."

Judge;"Permission granted."

(Stupid lawyer sits down my

oblivious lawyer (defendant) rises

to ask that brute questions)

Defendant;" May I ask,

why did you threaten De-graft?"

X's brother; " They had been

in a relationship for too long

and she was also disturbing

my sleep with phone calls."

Defendant;" How regular

were the phone calls?"

X's brother; "Nonsensically

regular, but it was she

who called him, because

he didn't have a phone

at the time."

De-graft; "I promised to

call her after I had a phone

the following year and you

didn't allow me to fulfill

the..."

Judge;" Shut up! Your would-have-been

in-law is talking."

(court laughs)

X's brother;" You were taking

advantage of her.

De-graft; " ME? I would

never do anything like that

to hurt your sister."

X's brother;" Big liar, have you

forgotten I was your senior in

high school?"

De-graft;"Yes and you were

the most magnificent womanizer

that ever lived!"

(court laughs vehemently)

Judge;"ORDER! ORDER!

De-graft, you getting irksome!"

De-graft;"Your lordship,

I very well, know that,

if you were in my position,

you would keep quiet

and allow me to fight

for her love!"

                                        By Kakraba Afful

then he stabbed me

with these words;

"De-graft Afful, you are hereby

convicted with painful tears,

and sentenced with heartbreak,

and an additional sadness

in amore prison for repulsive

attitude in court!"

My eyes closed upon the

world, that foolish judge

called destiny, he didn't

understand that my heart

was racing after the very

honey that persecuted me

Then sadness came,

the cop

and chained me with limitation,

there was a dry taste

in my mouth,

I had been defeated,

I wanted to hide myself from

the world,

and the wore the robe of insanity,

my head, dizzy in this painful reality

As saw her, leave the courtroom,

my glory,

I felt deep within me,

it was not her choice to

bring me to court,

that ballistic brother of hers,

she left with tears,

she tried to hide,

but my heart saw them,

it was solemn with a silence,

and my lips spread out

with a hopeful smile,

but looking at the door,

and the heavy sentence

I had to carry,

wounds began to form,

regret,

insecurity,

paranoia,

pain,

and the death of my soul,

I became...

a convict of the heart.

                                        By Kakraba Afful

And I realised, that as

my lawyer sat there,

objecting only two or three

times, that she was pissed

at his cowardice

And pretended not to

look at the cross of a platform

which I mounted,

the citadel of my romantic crucifixion,

I pretty much knew that

she hated me,

and even if she did,

I wouldn't blame her,

because I was perpetually

ignored her for my own good

I misunderstood love,

I should have move on

with her in bravery

and consumed her brother's

valor with its fire,

but the foul disease of cowardice,

just froze me in fear,

I stood there,

TRYING TO AVOID TROUBLE,

when her hands slipped off mine

Then I knew

that if truely my heart sang

of her name, an energy

would have overtaken me,

to subvert her brother's authority,

and the whole world

might have known that indeed,

indeed, love had made me strong

so, if you're reading this...

learn the lesson from this story,

if you truly love someone,

do everything you can to protect them,

or you might lose them,

and I can assure you,

that might be the end of your life.

                                                    By Kakraba Afful