Ofem Ubi

DVD

April 26 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

You always wondered why it was called “bluefilm” When the scenes were normal compared to the regular, Lastweek, you joined the other class boys to watch what would later be your visual communion it was your first time the first of many more Today you’re...

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Sundays Are For Biscuit Bones

April 25 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #ForNostalgia

Photocredit- Adrian McDonald Sundays are for biscuit bones, rice and stew So the African experience taught you But today, mother failed to do the usual As you both return home from fellowship Your feet collides against stones and you wish it were your...

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Default

April 23 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

On a day as this, You’ll feel your muscle pull It will pull right in front of mother’s eyes She will be in the living room As you try to pick up the decoder remote The same remote she called you from the room to get for her, who was just four steps away...

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For Nostalgia

April 22 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

The day mother calls thy full name, She would staple a smile on each letter, Stress each syllable faithfully She would walk up through the corridor as you stand at the front yard In your pale Nigerian Jersey You didn’t wash your legs properly Your ankle...

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Vernacular

April 21 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

When you see this, Vividly you remember that day, The day mother weaved a bunch of advice into your scalp She drove them in, tight Leaving no room for loose ends She speaks in vernacular Believing that with that, you’ll understand faster And you’ll take...

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Trauma

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

“Say this to no one” Were the words Father said to me Seconds after drinking from my bowl of innocence He was first to ever have drank of it As I, Laid in a corner Dyed in crimson With tears as autopsy Watch life take a turn I never steered Tell me how...

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What Then is Love?

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

photocredit - Lexonart So what then is love? This feeling we all crave for Dribbling at the center of life Making passes at those who call for it Whose skillful enough to catch? What is this thing we call love Is it the numbness of familiar voices? Just...

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Squash

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

photocredit - Lexonart The ball was in you court And YES, you squashed it, One how, Somehow, You said it You’re the man now, Her dimples embraced the word like the nostrils does breath She didn’t let them touch the ground, For her over-exposure might...

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Questions

March 28 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

photocredit - lexonart You bend on one knee, Gentle as can be As you stare at happiness right in the eye, With a handful of questions Your heart is a tabloid of requests now You’ve missed your punchlines for the first time, You’re bankrupt of words now,...

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Brace Up

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

Brace up dear friend, For days will come, When your smile will lack vigor And you will console your soul in psalms It’s not just you For everyone has had their share of life’ lot Some worse Some worst Life doesn’t pick its candidate It’s a ballot system...