Ofem Ubi

SAMDIARY

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

You owe me no blame And I hold no claims to being deceived by you And bereaved as I am With the lock weight lifted off my neck like Calvary’s cross I actually grew stupor in my strength My flex of muscles blinded my eyes from seeing the rattling venom...

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AMNESIA

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

All they’ll see is you You and your stacked pockets All they’ll ever lay eyes upon are the mansions and the ride you acquired They’ll always develop amnesia To your severe struggles How hunger was your typical three square meal And you learned to always...

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THE OTHER ROOM

March 12 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

Right from inception, I always saw my mom as warrior How she battled the tick-tock time to make sure she made the day before it made her With shoulders padded with grace that pre-pardoned my sins seconds before they were committed She was Sampson in eve’s...

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THE TRIPOD

March 10 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

WHEN GIRLS PONDER Does he find me pretty? Am I sexy enough to grace the cover page of his DP? Does he ever fantasize about me? And did he ever wish I was skinny or plumpy No seriously Am I the only girl he double-taps for Or am I number 4 in the list...

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ORIGINAL ARTIST: ED SHEERAN SONG: NEW MAN ALBUM:DIVIDE

March 9 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #musical covers

Ed Sheeran - New Man I heard he’s a graduate of life’s struggles And bubbles are all you find in his bath up I heard he’s stylish as Miss Fenty And he never repeats a Jean The dream guy of every girl And I heard he makes you happy So that’s fine by me...

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POCKET OF INTENTIONS

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

I have a pocket full of intentions Lots of things to say and questions to ask But if you were here, these I would do everyday I would say those 3words over and over again if they make you feel better I would roll over my saliva, tongue twist, bit my lips...

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SLAVE-PRICE

March 6 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I am the new slave of the century And silence is my voice My lips have been sealed with selotep of fear And only my kind see my heavy chains So why should I raise alarm? I was present when he handed over those cowries clothed in costumes of a bride-price...

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TICK-TOCK

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

What if… What if time were the new currency What if any and everything were controlled by the tendencies of past, present and future What if tick-tock became the new exchange rate? What if your life were radar etched on the folds of your wrist And you...

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HEART STEWARDS

February 27 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

She’s just too beautiful Her eyes are two bright stars on a scary midnight And the retinas in them are waves giving signals to the antennas of every other Adam she sets eyes on She has dimples Deep enough to hide her frowns when she stretches her jawbones...

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Coitus I

February 26 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #iAMseries, #Coitus

All hail the god of the millennium Make way as I slide through Like a dice of double six on a ludo board I am the finish line the young and old race for And though my price comes in liquid forms Orgasms and ecstasies are my trophies the globe could kill...