Deals of Life♡

It’s time to start the revolution! The decision to decide lay with me Yet I wasted so much time What was I thinking? Laugh to scorn You bloody excuse of a man A dream With a mean A mission A misplaced vision The trauma of losing Gasping for freedom Without even pushing Indeed, I chose An option disgusted Unacceptable But it’s culture! It is what it is Don’t oppose What I want But if you cannot If you’re not willing It’s called Sacrifice I will stand by my culture! My name is Jewel. Why based on Soyinka’s play? The Lion and The Jewel is a play written by Wole Soyinka. The play places emphasis on the traditional norms and customs that govern marriage. The  Jewel, Sidi is faced with having to marry a learned young man, Lakunle, who is from the city and feels he knows it all, and a King, Baroka, who is highly culturally inclined. Reading the play caused me to think deeply about the choices that we make in life. At a point, I was very angry with the

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(A Grandma narrates a story to her grandchild in the evening under a tree/ compound of the house/arena) (GRANDMA) I wondered quietly Was living the life Wasn’t I?  Well we all did Fun, pleasure, anger Pain, leisure, hunger So then it was there No one knew where  Or whether it were Some crazy flare Boom! It hit us! Like a volcanic eruption  It exploded on us! Philippines,not all of us! (CHILD) Who told you that? Who said that?  (GRANDMA) Some thought it was hell Others just kept mute Some said a crazy mess was created due to brute  What does that mean?(CHILD) Don’t ask me. I don’t know (GRANDMA) Their opinions changed nothing Only worsened  Spread like Australian wildfire  Flooded countries  That’s serious!(CHILD) Reminds me of Indonesia (GRANDMA) Hmmm! And many deaths Sad and unfortunate  But that’s how deadly  It was What was? (CHILD) Wait a minute, didn’t Kobe Bryant(GRANDMA) As

Like a dream Like a nightmare  Like a beam No one sees through You Your pulse exposes You And life pulls hard at You But who presupposes? Like a glitch Like a stitch  Like a hitch Fragments that don’t  make sense. yes Pieces that only  unmake you each time  Like the ball Like the balloon Like the round  It’s one thing to dream yet another to think It’s these things  that make life tick  Like ripe fruit Like mint leaves Like parsley  Wash me !! Wash me!! Use vinegar ! Use salt!! Dry me !! Dry me!! Like a meal  Make me a pot whole  Yes ! Not a pot hole                               Written by Evelyn Asare ( Evelyn The Piper)                                                                  ©️evelynasare2020

A dream left  Is dream wept Talk talk talk Yet a mixture  Of hurt and deceit  The mail man’s words Today I tell you a story The story of Reality  One day I saw a man Fall from a tree  Initially, he climbed up Tactically and skillfully  I admired his courage  I wanted to be him Then it happened  Suddenly  Like lightening  He was down  Right before my eyes  I beheld the fall of a man A man I wanted to be  A man I admired I thought of this hero forgetting his plight In pain he grinned  Struggling to get up  He was pinned Too stuck to stand up I extended my hand  I wanted to help  Then the shock He stared  And grabbed  Like a padlock Pulling me  to the ground  There! That’s it Our world  I was only trying to help  But he pulled me down! C’est mal d’aider quelqu’un? Est-ce que c’était ma faute?  Those are the questions  But in these reflections  I saw a greater light Pick

main aim and main game war and truce train and wait the mission of absolutism a posteriori affliction engages absurd situations true complications misfortunes of ages a mystery untold a subject untackled a name unmentioned a victim unknown deux et Vous qui est nécessaire? La même encore C’est deux ! Choisir un entre le deux Choose one between the two Decide freely Don’t be a tool A posteriori A mission unaccomplished Define and I will suggest Admit and I will oppose Friction is mere fiction Realism beats no naturalism The two sides are minuet They are the dreams unfulfilled pains and travails tears we shed The two sides are the yesterday They are the today conviction to achieve momentum we believe the two sides conditions and reality embedded in us our choices like lawyers we defend our client, ourselves would we win? Would we lose?

Last year was indeed wonderful. The ups and downs were all part of it. The joys and sadness were also a part of it. The thing is every year we go through several events. Different opportunities come our way but that doesn’t change the fact that we are humans who will forever remain imperfect. The best thing that happened to you in 2018 might be someone’s worst. So let’s all strive to make 2019 worth it. Now I know that you’re thinking that I’m going to bore you with the normal you can make it; this year will be better; more blessings and all the things that we always say about a new year. But I’m here to surprise you! I believe that the only way to make a year worth it is to be you. I know that this is also nothing new, but have you bothered to ask yourself why people never accomplish what they set out to do. This is the basic reason: if you don’t accept yourself, you wouldn’t even be able to identify the problem. First, you need to develop your own philosophy, ideology and