Friday, January 9, 2009

Reality Check One

The Accra Air no longer crackles crisp with the electric electoral fairytales. Lethargically, people yield to real-life living. It matters not a rat’s arse who is the president – Accraians have to drudge, commute, pay bills, economise, agonise, save a little more than little and hope to acquire property that’s too big to fit in a box, the pocket or on a cart. Life’s like that! Trivia excites. Dreams and celebrations come in thick-coming fancies. But, now, it’s time to scurry into the fields, each man for himself, and dig some damn trenches.
© The Author

12 comments:

  1. Anonymous09 January, 2009

    At long last! Are you back for good? Putting 'rat's arse' and 'president' in one sentence was wicked.

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  2. novisi09 January, 2009

    Nana, i think like devlin, i'm wondering whether i should say welcome back...

    but wait... this piece makes my senses jump like the start to a multi-edge novel i'd die to read before the pages get ripped (as if)!

    so true if you take yourself out of the picture temporarily and sit on the edge of life and take a cursory observatory glance at those living life..., so real to the skin......but more so, just so grabbing...

    man! you got me yearning for more!

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  3. The Author09 January, 2009

    Thanks, Devlin. I give a rat's arse what my friends and readers think, so I believe I am back.

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  4. The Author09 January, 2009

    Thanks, Novisi. More you will get!

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  5. Yngvild09 January, 2009

    Hurray! he is alive, happy new year! Hope for a great 2009 filled with interesting thought-provoking posts from you. I better get cracking myself..

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  6. posekyere10 January, 2009

    You have landed as expected with a thunderous bang.
    With "reality Check One" delivered, looking forwrd to ".. Check Two".
    A Brillaint kick-ass post.

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  7. The Author11 January, 2009

    Hi Yngvild. Thank you (and everybody else). One of the things I like about blogworld is how we support and encourage one another. Although, this year, we may have to work on a little ruthless critiquing.

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  8. The Author11 January, 2009

    A warm, warm welcome, Posekyere. Let's all go on and interest one another with our worldviews.

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  9. Esi Cleland Yankson12 January, 2009

    " a little ruthless critiquing" huh? You can count on me. Looking forward to reading more from you, and hopefully giving some critical comments...the good and bad:)

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  10. The Author12 January, 2009

    Thanks for reading, Esi, though I suspect your comment is in reply to my own comment on your blog. Misplaced, then? :-)

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  11. Unknown12 January, 2009

    Almost gave you up for dead, man!... Which French Queen?? said, "...if there's no bread, let them eat cake..."?

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  12. The Author12 January, 2009

    The shockingly simple-minded Marie Antoinette, I think.

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