Ofem Ubi

Shirt

November 18 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

Confidence is a shirt Short sleeved; round necked Soaked in white Although none sees the stars breathing on it’s padded shoulders How the wearer lavishes laughter on it’s chest How the earth carries the weight of his feet And how his steps seem similar...

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Iris II

November 14 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I have watched the world drank itself to stupor Seen it stagger in steps similar to salsa I have walked on water Seen the thin line between weather and whether Whoever said there’s eternity in forever? And how happy is “happy ever after”? I have understood...

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The "O" Experience

November 14 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Here you don’t see HIM but HE is Sitting on a mountain in a cloudy form Here you don’t sense HIM but HE is You feel HIS breath as the cold air slides through your skin You know HE’S around when the trees bow When sun and rain contend for space in the...

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Joy In Jail

November 9 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #BlackPower, #poetry

On this day, We’ll watch the sun pat the sky in the back As it bleeds scripts We soak our souls in ink And watch our fists blink in sorrow On this day, Our tears will echo to the depths of the heavens As we roar with rusted emotions We mourn for the living...

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Loaves

November 5 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

The day she slices your heart into five loaves of disappointment Is when you understand That sometimes love is an empty well And there’s really no need digging when you see dead end The day she hands back your proposal in the form of rejection Is when...

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CONVERGE

October 25 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Come O ye faithfuls Wordsmiths of the 21st Come I say But not alone Gather around with your inking swords Let us shed together Let us spill more ink than blood Scar more sheets than skin Come O ye speech stitchers Let us hem the falling edges of our fading...

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Untitled

October 23 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

It takes two to fall in love Fall; Why do we even fall into love? What happened to growing into it? Growth; Love has a botanical name Trap; So when we fall in love is it the same thing as falling into a trap How deep is the love dungeon? And why fall...

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The 90's Romance

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

Love me like the 90s Take me back to black and white Remind my ears of Truth And the days it was precious as gold Love me like the 90s Where we stayed under almond trees And built our castles in the sand With dreams as furniture Love me like the 90s Where...

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BABEL

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

I sit… Watching as there conversed in a language I wish I knew With tongues diving like athletes in a pool of dialects I wish mine could swim too I wish my lips could be baptized just as theirs were Where was I? When Babel fell and everyone partook of...

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Deadbeat

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

I still feel your heartbeat in my breast pocket And the scent of your perfume still crawls on my skin like an overlapped signature I still see a sketch of you in the sun And I’m wearing the last pair of smiles you gave me I still use our favorite emoji’s...