Ofem Ubi

Sweaty Saliva

January 24 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

You’re scared to spell out the words as is Scared she might hear a different thing Or worse get upset at the sound of it You fear you might jeopardize everything You fear you’ve fallen and she hasn’t Maybe not yet, maybe never And what’s worse than falling...

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Life Support

January 22 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I see you, Lukewarm in color I hear your voice, It sounds like a mismatch of the original I see your eyes, They hold a scroll of secrets your tongue is afraid to unveil I know your dreams travel faster than your feet does And you carry the smell of history...

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Self-Destruct

January 21 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

In all you do, Never press the SELF-DESTRUCT button For suicide is not the conscious killing of one’s self But the intention to… The action is worth less compared to the intention And you my friend You are worth more than lynching ropes, daggers and etceteras...

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Dreams And Ceilings

January 19 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Try this… Wake up one day Sellotape your dreams to the ceiling Despite the shabbiness or impossibilities It looks stupid It sounds stupid But what do you have to loose Let this be your muse Before your eyelids resign for the day Before your eyes sign...

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Contagious

January 18 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Inthebeginning

Sin is contagious And yes we never see the chaos that comes until after consumption Sin is sweetened Maybe that’s why it purges Maybe that’s why gold is not all that glitters Maybe he never asked Maybe he believed in her too much Too engrossed in the...

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Till Death Do Us Part

January 18 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Nkechi still lives up to her vow For her death isn’t just a body laid in state It means demise with no trace Days and days she would stare at their portrait on the wall Hoping they could lock hands again just like two days ago She would still feel his...

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African Child

January 18 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

(Ekpeyong Patricia) I’m an African child Black to the bone Well taught at home Wise, with the idioms of my elders Tell me how can I fail or fall by the way side I’m an African child Of a warrior, my Father And of a strong woman, my Mother How can I fail?...

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Tell

January 17 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

How do I tell her she’s different? That she’s a country of stars How do I tell that God resides in those dimples? And every time she smiles, I see Him stretch like time How do I tell her? That those marks are not cracks on her foundation But traces of...

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Finally

January 16 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I blame you not that you err’ed Believe me I don’t I think it were only natural that you did Infact i would have been awed if you stuck to the script We’re humans, we’re known for deviation And please don’t drown yourselves in regret We would have done...

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Remorse

January 15 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Inthebeginning

Remorse often comes too late Just like my country’s police force Only when we’re caught When we’re stained Clothed in shame Soaked deep in the mud Then and only then We search for whom to share our shame with First we begin with lucifer We forget we had...