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MAAME KRATAA

by KWAME BRENYA

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This is a letter from me to my mother. A letter from me to every loved one of mine.
It is a letter from your inner self to you.

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NANA ADOMA KYERƐKUAA
P.O. BOX AHENFIE
OHIANIMGUASE
AHAFO REGION
GHANA, WEST AFRIKA

LOVING MOTHER,
IT IS YOUR THIRD SUN, KWAME WUSU
WITHOUT YOU, LIFE WOULD BE A WAILING PARTY FOR ME
YOU OPENED NEW DOORS FOR ME WHEN I MISSED MY OPPORTUNITIES
YOU GAVE ME HOPE
YOU GAVE ME A NEW LIFE
I AM GRATEFUL
YOU ARE MY MOTHER, AS WELL AS MY GOD
I KNOW YOU WISH ME GOOD
AND I APPRECIATE THE LOVE
I HAVE HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH MY HIGHER SELF
THE MESSAGE IS “SANKƆFA”
I HAVE ADOPTED/EMBRACED THE PRACTICES OF MY ANCESTORS
BOOKS AND COMMON SENSE HAVE PROVEN THAT KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM ARE OF NATURE
SERVICE TO NATURE; THAT IS WORSHIP WITH VALUE
LESSONS FROM THE CHURCH HAVE I DISCARDED
THEY SAY, “WE WAIT FOR A WHITE SAVIOUR FROM THE HEAVENS”
I SAY, “HEAVEN IS ON EARTH”
DEAR QUEEN, IF YOU DOUBT ME, VISIT THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LESSONS FROM THE COLONIZERS’ SYLLABUS HAVE I ALSO ABANDONED
THEY TEACH, “ONE PLUS ONE IS TWO”
SCIENCE SAYS “ALL LIVES ARE OF ONE SOURCE”
THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE MY LIFE ARE THE ADVICE YOU OFFERED AT HOME
YOU TOLD US, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY IN LIFE
I HAVE LIVED FOR THE TRUTH
I HAVE WITNESSED TRUTH AND HAVE BECOME A WITNESS FOR TRUTH
YOU SAY, “GOD MAKES NO MISTAKE”
TRULY, GOD MADE NO MISTAKE
MY MISTAKES HAVE TURNED ME INTO A NEW CREATION
KWAME BRENYA HAS BECOME KWABRE NYAME
I HAVE BECOME A MESSENGER OF NATURE
IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THE CREATOR MAKES NO MISTAKE THEN ALLOW ME TO LIVE FOR NATURE
IF THE CREATOR MAKES NO MISTAKE, NATURE SHALL REWARD US
MY LOVE,
THE OLD ME IS YOUR SON
THE NEW ME IS YOUR SON
OUT OF SELF-LOVE, THE NEW ME IS KEEPING HIS HAIR
HE HAS ALSO BECOME ONE WITH THE EARTH
SO HE WALKS BAREFOOT FOR HEALTH REASONS
KWAME HAS FOUND HIMSELF AND BECOME A FREE SOUL
HE SEEKS FOR GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUT NOT MONTHLY SALARY
I AM AWARE OF YOUR DREAM TO SEE ME BECOME A PROFESSOR
UNTIL THEN, I HAVE BECOME A PHILOSOPHER. A THINKER.
I AM BUILDING MY TREASURES IN HEAVEN- the MIND, WHERE NO PERSON CAN ROB ME OF
ALSO, LET THE MARRIAGE ISSUE REST
I KNOW I AM NOT GETTING YOUNGER
BUT MARRIAGE IS NOT BOUGHT WITH AGE BUT LOVE AND MONEY
SO I AM GRINDING TO BUILD MYSELF A PALACE
WHERE MY FUTURE QUEEN WILL FEEL AT HOME
TO RAISE A BEFITTING GRANDCHILD OF YOUR CALIBRE AS A QUEEN

MY LOVE,
THE OLD KWAME IS YOUR BELOVED SON
THE NEW KWAME IS ALSO YOUR BELOVED SON
BECAUSE THE OLD KWAME AND THE NEW KWAME ARE ONE AND THE SAME
SOON, KWAME WILL RETURN HOME
WHEN HE RETURNS, LET YOUR GRANDCHILDRENS SERVE HIM AND HIS COMPANY WELL
THIS SHALL BE THE EVIDENCE THAT KWAME BRENYA IS THE SAME AS KWABRE NYAME…
WHEN MY APPETITE IS WET FOR THE FOOD, I SHALL DO MY USUAL CLEARING OF THROAT..”M-H-M-M”
THANK YOU
THIS IS YOUR BELOVED SUN
KWAME OWUSU AFRIYIE BRENYA
KWABRE NYAME
MHMMM…

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released May 20, 2022

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KWAME BRENYA Accra, Ghana

AKƆM: The manifestation of God through MUSIC, POETRY, STORYTELLING and DRAMA.

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