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Has anyone ever told you?

May 31 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Has anyone ever told you you’re beautiful? And have you ever felt conviction gallop like a lump in your throat when they said it? That’s if they ever did? Did you spew it? Or did you regurgitate the words until they became one with your insecurities You...

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Beneath The Blanket

May 28 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

So we laid beneath the blanket Entangled in the sheets Heightened in the heat of what we thought was beautiful What we thought was worth it She was a melanin skinned beauty with lips immersed in rainbow The type you would skip a meal for I always fantasized...

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THE WALL INSIDE

May 28 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi

She sits by the corner Glued to the wall With shame stapled on each drop of tear she ever bled She was always cared of the night time It always felt like a caravan of skeletons reaching for her soul in the dark Those nights, when Daddy subtracted her...

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THROUGH MANDELA'S EYES (LONG WALK TO FREEDOM)

May 24 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Of what essence is life when love is on demise? And of what gain is oxygen when our nostrils are unconscious? Somehow we have become unconscious Cuffed our minds with our own hands We live in a prison called HATE Constructed with iron bars of unforgiveness...

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Table for 3

May 23 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I ordered a table for 3 Me, her and her fears Fear was that one companion she always held onto So portable she never had qualms carrying it along Her fears were full already Already satisfied with the lie that love was a mirage She never got to wrap her...

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Just Asking...

May 22 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Have you ever felt like a waste of breath? Like your lungs were serving a lifetime punishment for a crime they never committed Have you ever felt like your inhale should be repossessed? Like someone else deserved it triple times more than you do Have...

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WEATHER FOR TWO

May 18 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

The night was getting darker And her light skin shone like sunlight So bright it lit up the room With everything in it including him The rain had just began to perch on the sun beaten roof Drop by drop till it graduated into unpleasant rhythm And she...

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ASO-ROCK

May 17 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I too can be President Though it seems hope is beyond reach Uncertainty has become best friend And faith has become two faced I too can be President Though Aso-Rock seems like Heavens residence My feet will carry me in And soon the seat will welcome me...

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JOY IN JAIL

May 17 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Your love caught me in the act again Like it always has With both hands soaked in sin Face smeared in the color of condemnation And though I tried hard enough to deny my atrocities like I always did With danger dripping down my finger nails My eyes pleaded...

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WATERMARK

May 15 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I saw temptation today Resting on a feminine case Now it was never my intention to talk but, As I starred twice into its eyes I wished the sun never found its home Temptation said it’s a wealthy businessman That thrives on popular demand With an exchange...

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