O my brother! Why?

#SilentNoises ~knm

My ears tingle and my eyes dance as I write on this subject. I figure you are thinking more along family lines. You are wrong. Let me take a deep breathe here. I am most grateful to my Creator for He never took His eyes off me. Not even for a micro second.

My brother!! My brother is he who is there for me. My brother does not need to be a blood relation. My brother does not need to see me or talk to me everyday. He will never put me down. He will never scheme or plot my downfall because he loves me. My brother loves me. The keyword here is LOVE. For if there be no biological bond, nor pyhsical bond, then what am I raving about? His love for me supersedes his love for himself. He is there for me. He will build me up like a mason putting up a house; solidifying his blocks or bricks with mortar to make that house withstand time.

It takes a lot to be called a brother. I would have mentioned my brothers. I have two biological brothers who are also my brothers. Then I have those who claim brotherhood yet would plot and seek my downfall. Still there are those who would put a dime to a dollar and push me on to achieve that dream. All they seek from me is that brotherhood where they can tell their children in all confidence “he is your uncle”.
But then I ask “why’? Where did we go wrong as a people? Why the constant craze to destroy others? Definitely, we are not of the same cloth hence, I can never be like you. Our upbringing is totally different and unless you have the foresight and will to change your ill-fated destiny, then I can only withdraw and watch you dig your own pit. It is so sad, that after your evil machinations, then you show me the rest of your brown and green colored teeth.

I will continue to be your brother when the need arises but never to satisfy your insatiable wants. I will do right by what the good Books say. I will endeavor to live with a clean conscience that would permit my pillow to stay silent at night. I pray and urge you to change. Only you can tell yourself to change. Get out of yourself, take a look at yourself and what you have been up to. Now advise yourself.

I am only a messenger!
I have come to deliver.

08042015 KwasiNtemMensah

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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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