blackpower - Ofem Ubi

Prayers

November 29 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I pray your sun never finds it’s setting And that you learn to uphold yourself like blackmagic I pray that you never grow beauty barren That your smiles know no menopause I pray that each ounce of you rises above cloud 9 That you collide with love every...

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Sanctuary

November 25 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #BlackPower, #poetry

Until you learn to treat your body like a sanctuary And let those smiles congregate on the altar of your face Do not shield yourself from the sun when it rains Allow your skin soak deep Let it simmer through every fiber of your being You don’t need a...

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Johnny Walker

November 24 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

You think you’ve seen enough already Well, brace up For somedays your eyes will lose appetite for sight Your skin will fold into itself And you will become a mini-waterfall You will become a stringless guitar And you might still rain in dry season You...

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Busy City

November 19 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

In the midst of a city so busy Where dreams are born and some buried Failure stands a whistle away Waiting to embrace the voice of whoever calls it In the midst of a city so busy Where focus stands confused Heartbreak becomes a natural disaster And feelings...

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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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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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Love Gone Sour

October 3 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I’m in love with a Doctors daughter A native one for that matter The only tray my love desired to be served was on her platter I have no fear for her but her Father Scared he would trade me to his gods as batter Will he ever smile seeing us together?...

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Aquaruim

September 29 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

My country is an aquarium of boiling fishes, With lungs blocked we strive for breathing license In my country we struggle to survive So we step on each others eyes just to stay alive My country is a painting colored in confusion A photograph composed...

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IRIS

September 26 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I have lived Long enough But yet long enough to filter truth from lies Long enough to understand that all that glitters is not gold And sometimes wood shines brighter than diamond I have seen that the first draft of love gives a smooth feeling swiftly...

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My Father's Son

September 15 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #BlackPower

I am my Father’s son But I am not my father I am the harvest of seed sown in the womb land of my mother But I am not the planter My Father was a commandment A set of rules and principles You’ll think he reincarnated from the Old Testament And I am of...