ILLUSIONS
i
the footsteps
of silence. the march
of ghosts yawning ices
of their panting for reincarnation
or an entry into asamando
paapa's ghost
the goat who eats
the mashed yams and breaks
the asanka
ii
witches
the hooting of owls and galagoes
atop a barren cola---
the jocundity at
the regale of the coven
the fireflies swarming in
the mountains
the glowing worms in
the caves
iii
paapa
he died before my birth
he died before his death
he still walks the face of the earth
he seeks revenge on
the witches who
slaughtered him
iv
canard
this tale of witches
and ghosts
©Sarpong Kumankoma
2015
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