Ofem Ubi

Dolly

February 5 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Nkechi asked me how she looked And I said”you look just like Barbie” For a second I thought I’d thrown the best shade ever The type Nigerians throw on Twitter Only for her blushes to tell me “You just handed her the best compliment ever” And in a silent...

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The Mannequin Challenge

February 5 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Most of us are mannequins The breathing types Static; walking coffins Mobile but frozen But most of us don’t fit clothes Which would be better We fit dead dreams Snoring ideas, buried aspirations Maybe these mannequins are better Because they’re choiceless...

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Ellipsis

February 2 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Loving you is like ellipsis And the space between your hands is where mine fits in I’m yet to see eyes beautiful as yours So bright they could make the day go blind You see shades Shades are sunglasses But your beauty permeates through walls of doubt...

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Bulletproofs

February 1 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

After several heartbreaks, “I love you” became more of a death sentence A gunshot So she began to wear bullet proof vests on date nights For her every guy was a potential assassin And these three words were bullets their tongues always fired They would...

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Deathrow

January 31 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Today I killed a girl Firing shots at her knees like a century old soldier My bullet was a circumference of death And she, was its morning prey Today I killed a man I hid his body 6ft beneath the grounds of anger I sniffed him out of earth without his...

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Beauty Full

January 30 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

They say the beautiful ones are not yet born But I have understood that beauty is human And if we are not the beautiful ones, Then what are we? How beautiful is beauty anyways And how much does it take to be called one? In the struggle of searching for...

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Distractions

January 29 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

The world will hear you When you hear yourself first Freeze the outside noise Mute all distractions, including yours You don’t need the stage to be heard, I repeat “you don’t need the stage to be heard” Become the voice; not the whisper Become the action;...

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Aqua

January 27 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

His love kicked a bucket His smiles began to elope gradually from his cheekbones His hands took the shape of a withered flower Little by little She wasn’t sure why She couldn’t tell why Why he grew cold feet All of a sudden Why his pick up lines began...

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Wisdom

January 25 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Wisdom is tired of reincarnation Tired of transfer from one body case to another Wisdom is tired of been racist So it’s taking the easy way out Wisdom too wants to live longer So these days it prefers young bodies than the old ones Wisdom too is scared...

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Turntables

January 25 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

What if we all became turn tables? What if we all aged in reverse? From old to young, from wrinkles to blanket soft But one thing is sure, at whatever end, Demise is basic We were all made to live and die The aftermath depends on two things, God and your...