Posts by Nana Ama Ofori Atta

I am Cinderella, glass shoe, blue ball gown, hair tied up and pinned by a tiara I am Rapunzel, long flowing hair, trapped in the tower, waiting for my prince, I hope have filled the criteria Or maybe not because I am none of them. My life is not what you see in the storybooks,…

I am wired this way I say in my defense, Wired to think about the hopelessness in every situation Wired to ignore the 5 percent chance that this or anything else might work Truth is, I am wired to be afraid Wired to assume Not to ask, not to talk, only to listen Wired to think…