At the cloistered, wooded intersection of the East Legon Street and the Presec – IPS bypass, the sinister trees pitched their umbra over the un-peopled, bumpy scape. I saw a slim, lone man, on the turn, who was dressed in all white, and standing idly at the roadside.
He braced a big black belt on his thin torso, over his un-tucked-in shirt, the way the women do. My curiosity got the better of me, making me drop my pace to take an eyeful of his single-minded dress sense. It struck me at once that he might be looking for a man, for the money. He has to work too, no?
As I glided by, he looked straight at me, and his eyes shone brightly in his midnight face. A new thought jumped me – he might be bananas and dangerous, so I coaxed Maxine to dart forward a bit faster. As he swept out of sight, I heard him hiss as street walkers do. So, he was looking for a man, after all.
It has come to this? Anyway, Im almost halfway through on my paper in defence of the legalisation of commercial sex work and homosexuality. I may be disowned by my pastor, but who cares? Im 2 mins away from the described location. I surely would look out for your man. If I spot him I'll fill you in on his outfit.
ReplyDeleteHey Kiz, so did you see anything? You know I have always thought people should be allowed to feel free. It was a bit surprising, but I won't be surprised next time I see one.
ReplyDeleteNana, the tone of this write is confusing. Were you horrified by, or just curious about, what you witnessed?
ReplyDeleteI was just surprised as the unmistakable thought of what I was seeing came to me. No more.
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ReplyDeleteFascinating piece. Pardon my forwardness but I still do not see how it can be concluded from the way he was dressed that he was a commercial sex worker or the fact that he was cruising for a man?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I find this topic interesting in the Ghana context given the resounding opposition to the supposedly planned Gay Conference last year..
Abby, to the possibility of his being gay, I gave the alternative of his being whacko!
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