Ofem Ubi

Teach Him These Things

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #Lecture

Teach him these things Teach him about girls/women Tell him they're no machines In other words, they give what is given them Tell him they're the devil best disguise But also God's favorite costume Tell him they're beautiful And should be treated as such...

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Teach Him These Things

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #Lecture, #BlackPower, #poetry

Teach him these things Teach him about sex Tell him it's beautiful Just as destructful Tell him that sex is not porn And he's never supposed to experiment it with an animal, same gender or himself Tell him it's OK to hunger for it And you'd be worried...

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Teach Him These Things

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #Lecture

Teach him these things Teach him about ego Tell him it's a balloon and he should learn to burst it sometimes Tell him pride is inbuilt in every human But yet it behoves in them on what and where they channel it into Tell him pride is a skyscraper And...

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Fall-Off

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I want to fall in love with you Same way snow falls in love with earth's surface the very moment it kisses it I want to grow in love with you Same way the waters grow back to sky only to fall back in love with it again Ours will need no recycling Trust...

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Teach Him These Things

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #Lecture, #BlackPower, #poetry

Teach him these things Teach him about safety Tell him not to be too careful Tell him to open up and remain normal Tell him that too much care can actually something even without it being possessed Teach hiim about focus To always tune his heartbeat and...

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Teach Him These Things

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #Lecture

Teach him these things Teach him about service Tell him that leaders are servants And he who wants to lead must be at great peace with himself and nature Tell him that with true service comes humility, sacrifice and truth And he must learn to wash the...

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Teach Him These Things

September 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Lecture, #BlackPower

Teach him these things Teach him about hardwork Tell him of the joy that comes with being productive Tell him of the joy that comes through hardwork rather than what's being paid for More electrifying than a body being laid for Tell him he'll be more...