TETTEY'S LIBRARY

Daavi told me to be calm and sober Daavi told me to take my studies serious. It’s key to success Daavi promised that everything is going to be fine and easy when I grow up Daavi did not tell me one thing Daavi did not tell me everything Daavi did not tell me it’s going to be tougher as I grow up Daavi told me to focus. “There is more sleep after death my son” she said. “After graduating, you will have all the time to rest. There is more sleep after death” Daavi did not tell me they were all lies. There is no way I could rest after school. Daavi!!! You should have told me. You should have told me that after National Service, I would be hunting for jobs. Daavi did not tell me that a time may come, I will be paying utility bills, school fees, buying school supplies, diapers and etc. That I will grow up with responsibilities upon my shoulders Daavi told me to be punctual at Sunday School Daavi said church is good for me. God w...

  I am just a boy who lives with my parents.   Erands , I ran. Comands , I obey.   I have No say when heads are put together, and mouths are speaking.    Where I come from, respect is like a rule.   You need to be a fool to show respect.   When you seek for justice, rights, and privileges , you become the stubborn child. I am just a boy who is counting on his days.   Sometimes, I sit to ponder and wonder when I will be a man.   It is like a slave or a prisoner whose hopes await the day of his freedom.   When I wake up every morning, I measure my height just to check if I am really growing up.   To me, growing tall meant growing up.   I am just a boy who goes out to play with friends and return home with sand all over my body. Did I dig a well, or swim in a pool of sand?    We start games nicely and happily but end it up with a fight.  I leave...