Hi, my name is De-graft Nyansah Afful Jr.
and ignorance is my disease
as intelligent as I was,
I never believed in myself,
or..I never knew who I was,
yes, that's true
Like I said, I am De-graft Afful Jr.
a current student of Utah Valley University,
I believe that as I begin to sketch
myself on paper, I will see some of my cracks
To me,
the world was VERY boring,
it was either the TV or the COMPUTER
or just sitting idle,
the word, "learn" was very bitter
to my ears,
laziness was the honey that
consoled my soul on my bed
I really liked to sleep a lot,
my father always scolded me for it,
but I didn't care
the world was very boring
till I found my talent,
writing...
that was the day I found power
I could twist, turn, twirl,
whirl words in anyway I could,
my mission now is to show
people that writing is not just
about pen and paper,
or laptop and typing,
but the cunning in getting what you want
with words
and their power,
I always say;
"he who has words, has power!"
My father encouraged me
to modify my writing,
I wrote everyday,
on pen and paper;
my father thought me,
that risks are diamonds in the
fangs of a cobra,
this is my own expression,
but what I mean is that
all troubles are blessings in disguise
Ok, I'm drifting,
back to the story,
I wrote for my friends
in high school to propose
to girls,
or for their girlfriends on valentines,
that was the only muscle I had,
so I plan to use it to the max
Well, I believe I have more
muscles and I'll find them out
just in time.
By Kakraba Afful
This is a blank page,
the most reliable friend I have
on this earth,
my most loyal ally,
but it can only tell this
to the audience
I shall write and write,
write till there is nothing to hide,
I have hidden too much from my audience
now, all my fans
have to know De-graft Afful Jr.
for who he is
I shall be white as this blank page,
then I can be immortal to the
conspiracy of lies,
whenever I felt something,
I hardly wrote it down,
but often wrote stories from my minds,
yep, I've used too many images,
that sometimes makes my writing artificial
in time, I'll find real words,
and blend them with the wisdom of imagery.
I am only an artist
with the paintbrush of literature,
nothing much.
By Kakraba Afful
People say I have this gift,
to change into anyone I like,
I anytime
Well, I don't see it as a gift,
but an art of unconscious practice
and meditation,
well most of my transformations
are just chameleonizing to suite
the environment
Recently, my most unique transformation
has been myself,
De-graft Afful Jr.
I feels different but with time I'll get
used to it
I know that I was not myself
that was why my x-girlfriend
left me,
but bear with me, heartbreak
still hurts
Presently, most of my transformations
have been made for comfortability
NOT REVENGE
I repeat,
NOT REVENGE
I admit, I find it fascinating
to immitate people,
I don't just copy people,
but when I absorb their actions,
I am able to think what they think,
and explore their mentality
VERY IMPORTANT
Well, I have transformed
so much in my life,
and been so artificial,
that being my own self,
feels very different,
but in time I'll get used to it
Now I realise that
if, the urge to write
comes from the soul,
imagery is diluted
by the plain, transparent truth.
By Kakraba Afful
I must say;
lies are handsome
and the truth is ugly,
really ugly,
so telling it is not very easy
well, it can erode the trust
of lovers;
it can create an earthquake in marriage
the truth sometimes
create eruptions,
but the only reason the truth
becomes a disaster
is that we have been hiding it for
a long time
but the truth indeed sets as free
because soon after,
there is nothing to hide
so, I must say,
the truth is a transparent disaster
but it soon breeds happiness
By Kakraba Afful
I'm waiting for my next girl,
trust shall be logo
love shall be tattoo,
and we shall ride in the moonlight
My ears shall always be available
to hear her,
I shall be her handkerchief,
when she cries
I shall offer romantic love
and not denim love
She'll be my sunlight
so my soul never dies,
then I'll smile till the end of the world
because my heart
shall be unbreakable,
by the power of her touch
She shall be my soul's talisman
and I shall cuddle her
till worlds no more fade away,
my footprints shall turn to
gold because I've found her,
and her heartbeat
shall be the song of my life
She shall forever be my princess,
and I shall cherish
till time infinity.
By Kakraba Afful
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