Ofem Ubi

In The End

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

In the end it will be you and I Starring into the past With hands held like 5 and 6 Grateful for both tears and laughter In the end it will be you and I I’ll refund the very first smile you gave me As you recite the very first poem I wrote you Right before...

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Lapses

December 9 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Nkechi said she has two soft rocks on her chestAnd a barrel of juice beneath;She’s scared that just like others,She will age soon with timeAfraid that soon she’ll loose her firmnessAnd become just like GenesisFormlessVoidlessJust like the beginningNkechi...

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Mother's Smile

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

A mother’s smile says “I love you,Even in the days when your surname sounds like depressionListen; pay rapt attentionWhen you try to walk on waterAnd the oceans turn their back on you,My love will hold your pieces from falling” A mother’s smile says “I...

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Scales

December 3 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Life is a scale And to fit in man must find his balance Find his footing I mean isn’t it amazing How too much is chaos? And too little is disasterHow slow is regressAnd how fast means dangerHow, that that which gives life can be the very thing that takes...

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