Ofem Ubi

Aquaruim

September 29 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

My country is an aquarium of boiling fishes, With lungs blocked we strive for breathing license In my country we struggle to survive So we step on each others eyes just to stay alive My country is a painting colored in confusion A photograph composed...

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IRIS

September 26 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I have lived Long enough But yet long enough to filter truth from lies Long enough to understand that all that glitters is not gold And sometimes wood shines brighter than diamond I have seen that the first draft of love gives a smooth feeling swiftly...

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Chloro-quine...

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

Perhaps your smile was muted And your silence became too loud I could hear a tear kiss the floor after escaping the cage of your eyes Perhaps your bone is a cemetery where you bury yourself And your eyes are two moonlights begging to feel each other Perhaps...

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To Those Who Slay

September 21 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Do not tell me of how beautiful you are Do not sing psalms of how the nape of your neck creates goosebumps on the fingernails of young boys And how much men crawl at the temple of your feet Just to taste the crump of your sweetness Do net tell me of how...

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GODlike

September 20 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Have you ever wanted to be God? Has your ever ached for power so much you wished you could take HIS place Relieve HIM of HIS duties Maybe you could impeach HIM You could be the bad egg in HIS crate of cabinet Or plan a coup d’état Like my country used...

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My Father's Son

September 15 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #BlackPower

I am my Father’s son But I am not my father I am the harvest of seed sown in the womb land of my mother But I am not the planter My Father was a commandment A set of rules and principles You’ll think he reincarnated from the Old Testament And I am of...

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The Fountain Of Youth

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

When we were young Soft in age and tender in thoughts We lived our lives in the shadows of our desires Our eardrums were insidious And lessons tapped on them sunk deep We had no childhood We just grew up too fast Our lives were movie scenes already scripted...

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Deluxe

September 11 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I remember the day you said HI And my goose bumps responded My tongue was too tied and twisted I stuttered every time I tried to utter a sentence So there I stood, stunned See I never knew beauty could breathe until I saw you And if the beautiful ones...

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Guillotine

September 11 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I could feel tears rolling down my cheeks, as fear gripped me leaving me with enough pain, sorrows and suffering to pass time. I couldn’t help but cry out, I just lost my mom. What, where and how will I survive this, after silently crying for about half...

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Tell The Pulpit

September 9 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #Lecture

You won’t see it coming Soon the earth will meet its end And the pay cheques for sin will be given Each according to their laboring strength You won’t see it coming Soon this life will pass Like a withering flower It’ll be gone before you wake from your...