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There are Lands beneath the sea across the Mediterranean
Lands withstanding swallowing by the oceans
And Lands where we all call home
Land connects our blood and charges our electrons
Water is in Land and Land is in Water
And that is how we are connected and formed
In this large spirit field, we know as Earth
Some call it Alkebulan or Africa or Ghana
Some call it Europe or what is below or Nederland
Some call it Caribbean or Curacao or Paradise
We are all connected in our inherited grief
That runs across continents, in Water in Dust in Murder in Keypads
Transcending what we know and the unknown
We are all Water and Earth. We are Water Spirits and Earth Spirits
Connected through the joyous wind and clicking cable
And We have inflicted pain
What do We call grief today or tomorrow
When We get to accept healing?
Nana Yaw Sarpong is a writer, senior figure with the Writers Project of Ghana and PaGya! A Literary Festival in Accra. He is resident in Ghana when he is not moving about and has lived in the Netherlands. He is a long-term promoter, activist, and organizer of literary activities in Accra. He holds a postgraduate degree from the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) at the University of Ghana.
