Poetry Platform
Jun 2026
'When Love Was Ours' by Ewurama Tawiah Welbeck
In these solemn nights
I stare at the orange sky
Grasping the remnants of
Our forgotten bonds in between my fingers
My heart aches as it roams through shallow rivers
Seeking limpid waters for my ailing memories
My skin reaches for your soft gazes
But your eyes don’t belong to me anymore
My body craves your whispering fingers
To ease me out of these tiring loops
Under the blurry skies misty tears obscure
The road not taken by me
Maybe if fate had taken time to explain to me
Love’s plan, I would be standing here with you
Carving out our noble dreams
But now, in solitude, I will find my way and
Wander freely in what our love used to be
Perhaps someday, love’s plan may sway my way
© 2025 Ewurama Tawiah Welbeck. All rights reserved. Reproduction or transmission of this work in any part or form is strictly prohibited without the author’s prior written consent.
About the author
Ewurama Tawiah Welbeck is a Ghanaian Creative writer and English Language teacher who uses poetry and prose to explore beauty, hope, faith, identity, belonging and familial bonds, often drawing on personal experiences.
An alumnus of SprinNG Writing Fellowship (9th Cohort), some of her works appear in Writer’s Space Africa, Penned in Rage Literary Journal, Afrocritik, ArtisansQuill, Parousia Magazine and the Best New African Poets Anthology.
A list of writers previously published by AGN is maintained here; writers list.
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African Global Networks (AGN) – Jun 2026