She raised the bottle to her lips. Left hand on her left part of her waist, she nursed the bottle at her lips like a 5 day old infant. She let go with a sigh and stretched out her hand. Her husband took the bottle and with a vigorous shake of his head exclaimed “you have drunk it all. Why? It was half full. We are both thinking and you decide to drink it all?
She answered ” do you think more than I do? some of your friends tempt me with money. Each day I think about what to cook for you. I know you are hardworking and doing your best. It is our leaders who are not being fair to you but my dear I prefer your honesty to anything else. You remind me of my dad. Honesty is better than riches. Honey, (with tears streaming down her cheeks), I love you. Till death do us part”.
He tilted the bottle at a 93 degrees angle and swallowed it all with a gulp followed by a massive belch.
By the light of the candle, they looked at each other as the sweat glistened of their ebony bodies. They embraced each other and swore to be there for each other till….
The lights came on again.
The lights being on means a lot. Speak out!!
Published by #SilentNoises ~knm
Kwasi (First name rhymes with Crazy but he is not) Ntem-Mensah is a father and a husband. He is a mentor, a Fatherhood Consultant and a member of the Fatherhood Roundtable. Kwasi is currently the Fatherhood Initiative Coordinator working with ECHN-Family Development Center’s Healthy Families Healthy Babies program. He is the co-chair of ECHN’s Unity Collaborative where the work is focused on Diversity and Inclusion. Kwasi is a member of the Board of Education of Manchester. He also serves as a director of The Manchester Land Conservation Trust and is the Secretary for The Council of Ghanaian Associations in Connecticut. He is also on the CFSP Advisory Council. Kwasi does collaborative work with the DOC and DCF. He is the creator of ReadToMe and Celebrating Our Fathers events. Kwasi facilitates 24/7 Dads and Circle of Security parenting.
He is the author of the anthology of poems and short story “A Silent Noisy Walk in My Mind” and publisher of “SilentNoises.org”. He is also a radio presenter at CMRadio, a Ghanaian radio station based in East Hartford and a member of AABAC, an advocacy association for people of color. Lastly, Kwasi is a wonderful community advocate that is eager to work with people all races, genders and socio-economic background
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