Ofem Ubi

THE MYTH

April 7 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Perfection is a myth A height only one could reach A tongue many learn but only one could speak A piece of meat we all scramble for but only one dims fit Perfection is puzzle with a missing piece The closer you get the farther it seems It’s like light...

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DEAR WORDSMITH

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

Dear wordsmith You’re good I must confess And I am voluntarily compelled to congratulate your ink for words well-done But I fear for you That one day… One day you’ll abuse me Relegate me to flatteries and roadside comments One day you’ll plot your death...

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MORE NAKED BODIES more naked ring fingers…

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

More lies told as truth More I LOVE YOU’s yet more heartbreaks More one night stands and more pregnancies More moments yet less memories More masks as make-ups and less identification More pictures and less images More conversations but yet more disconnection...

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THE STITCH

March 26 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Why do they murder me alive? Why uninstall my systems software Why make figs from my born fruitful berries They rip out a part of me and yet expect me to be complete They invade the headquarters of my veins and ask me not to bleed They watch me chase...

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MORE CHURCHES less Christians…

March 24 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

More stadiums disguised as auditoriums More stage plays clothed in message deliveries More shrines as pulpits More appeasements as tithes and offerings More PDFs called sermon More dialects called tongues More manifestoes as promises More robbery called...

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LOVE FLIGHT

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

I’ll take my love with me The one you took for granted Malnourished and tossed like soccer I’ll take the pieces and start over But this time not with you I’ll find a way in the blues Carefully get rid of the spikes you planted And wrap bandages to curb...

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MILES ON FOOT

March 21 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I’d travel miles on foot Employ mind as steering Navigate through potholes and tantrum traffic Stroll back into time Uproot the fossils of history And reread the scrolls just to update your memory That you are life itself Designed to give to those who...

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ORIGINAL ARTISTS: ED SHEERAN SONG: WHAT DO I KNOW ALBUM: DIVIDE

March 15 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #musical covers

I have no soap box I can stand upon But GOD gave me a pen, a soul and a song And Granny told me, son don’t you get involved In Jealousy, pollution and other peoples qualms You know we’re all made up of blood and skin But both of them are balanced on a...

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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

My life is a library of empty books Stacked on shelves of uncertainty Each book draws written images of a part of me And each day scripts itself on pages with permanent ink And sometimes I ask myself If I am being read out Will I receive nominations for...

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FOR HIM (THE LOVE POEM) 1

March 14 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #LateNightSeries

You are more than the I AM that you are And before beginning You began Your love is communion I partake in daily And though my heart breathes and sings contempt You bless me with new lyrics and rhymes to compose your poem You is a love song I was unworthy...