Ofem Ubi

People like us

December 31 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

People like us have learnt to expect the worst We have trained our brows never to stand in stunning And our ears bullet proof to oddities For us extraordinary is normal People like us are never caught off guard Our backs are accustomed to sun lashes We...

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Single And Saved

December 29 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said marriage was ultimate? Why do we tie fulfillment to wedding gowns? In a culture where it seems the highest trophy A world where single and aged means cursed Nuptial rings do not define peace If you need it, look within For how long do we...

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Monochrome

December 28 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said BLACK was evil And WHITE was pure? The black man is not your enemy Neither is the white your prey The black man is not the devils kin Neither is the white all knowing Since when did colors become determinants for behavior? For even evil itself...

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Official

December 27 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

“It’s official, we’re dating” I wasn’t so sure if it were love or a contract So I asked… Whoever said love was business Will they be a time where we need endorsements to express us? Does the whole world need to know that our fingerprints match? What went...

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Marriage

December 26 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said you had to marry same person twice? All in the guise of traditional and white Whoever said you needed a gown or suit and tie Like your union were useless without both being unified Whoever said you can’t use one stone to kill two birds If...

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Virgo

December 23 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said virginity was female? A weight the she’s were only born to carry And in the mercy of a raging sun Man shades himself from this stigma Too scared to be identified as one So quickly he denounces like being one was wrong What is wrong with being...

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Identity

December 22 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

I have no English name Not because I’m under exposed or over primitive But; But because my English name is a name too I won’t change the course of my identity to fit into society’s curriculum And no I don’t feel odd nor ashamed For I carry my heritage...

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Body Labels

December 20 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said Lefti’s were left over’s? Crumbs from the table meant for devourers Whoever said left were the devils side; impotent And right was that of the Most high; effective Whoever shared these parts so well? So well we all keyed into it Since when...

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Free-son

December 19 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

How free is freedom? I mean, who ever said it were free anyways? In a distant city built not too far away from man’s consciousness He finds himself frozen in a cage made by himself for himself Freedom is the new word for prison; Liberal prison Freedom...

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Crave

December 12 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

So he asked her, What kind of love do you crave? And she said high; So high the heavens would look up to me Deep; So deep the oceans would envy me Free; So free air would call me freeborn And then he drew her closer and said “Wake me up when you’re done...