Monday, October 27, 2008

Looking for a Man in the City of Accra

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.

7 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. Hey 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.

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  3. Nana, the tone of this write is confusing. Were you horrified by, or just curious about, what you witnessed?

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  4. I was just surprised as the unmistakable thought of what I was seeing came to me. No more.

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  6. Fascinating 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?
    Anyway, I find this topic interesting in the Ghana context given the resounding opposition to the supposedly planned Gay Conference last year..

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  7. Abby, to the possibility of his being gay, I gave the alternative of his being whacko!

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