Ofem Ubi

CONVERGE

October 25 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Come O ye faithfuls Wordsmiths of the 21st Come I say But not alone Gather around with your inking swords Let us shed together Let us spill more ink than blood Scar more sheets than skin Come O ye speech stitchers Let us hem the falling edges of our fading...

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Untitled

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

It takes two to fall in love Fall; Why do we even fall into love? What happened to growing into it? Growth; Love has a botanical name Trap; So when we fall in love is it the same thing as falling into a trap How deep is the love dungeon? And why fall...

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The 90's Romance

October 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Love me like the 90s Take me back to black and white Remind my ears of Truth And the days it was precious as gold Love me like the 90s Where we stayed under almond trees And built our castles in the sand With dreams as furniture Love me like the 90s Where...

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BABEL

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

I sit… Watching as there conversed in a language I wish I knew With tongues diving like athletes in a pool of dialects I wish mine could swim too I wish my lips could be baptized just as theirs were Where was I? When Babel fell and everyone partook of...

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Deadbeat

October 8 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I still feel your heartbeat in my breast pocket And the scent of your perfume still crawls on my skin like an overlapped signature I still see a sketch of you in the sun And I’m wearing the last pair of smiles you gave me I still use our favorite emoji’s...

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Surgeon

October 5 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

You said you loved her Got her delicious meat pies that could only came from the fries of fiesta You said she was crunchy That she tasted like a slender piece of fried yam dried up by the heat of jealous ground nut oil You said you were different Unlike...

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Love Gone Sour

October 3 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I’m in love with a Doctors daughter A native one for that matter The only tray my love desired to be served was on her platter I have no fear for her but her Father Scared he would trade me to his gods as batter Will he ever smile seeing us together?...