Tribute: Ku ma ny3 nu!

(Tribute to Prof. Awoonor and other Westgate Attack Victims)

How would we have known that,

At the sight of the self-acclaimed troll,

Heads would roll?

That a stroll at the mall will have you mauled?

The sun is now set and all I see are silhouettes,

Canvasses without brushes,

Audience without Actors,

And, Shoes without feet,

Awoonor!

Your cause which hitherto was a farce is now a force,

As you shook the foundations to resurrect its forms,

You defied the odds to re-define the norms,

Even though, our hearts are aggrieved and sorrow-filled,

We are piecing together your fragments to have a whole,

Sadly, your indelible footprints only left us at the crossroads,

Yet, we will find a way, because we have your Will; the road map,

Like the hewers and drawers, you lived and labored,

Knowing that Life is transient,

But, did you know about the West gate in the East?

Did you know that the West gate will become the exit?

We take solace in the fact that, art is not meant to be perfect

 “Awoonor ma ny3 d3d3, n3 m3 ny3 d3d3 o, ava d3 dzi kpl3 akla afugb3”

Journeying to the East are the shadows of the pall-bearers

Carrying away your lifeless body and of one of our forebears

Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor,

Xede nyuie!

Damirifa Due!!

Rest in Peace!!!