blackpower - Ofem Ubi

SoulFood

July 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

I was told that music is food to the soulIf that be the case,Then ladies and gentlemenWe've been feeding on poison for a long while nowLittle wonder why all our children do is ermit the symptoms O.u

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Good Like That

July 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

When we're done roamingTrying to prove a point that's pointlessMaybe then we'll realize that beauty is not something you work forIt's something you're born withSo what's the stress for? O.u

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Perfect imperfections

July 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

Beauty is not perfectionBeauty makes mistakesThere's an art of beauty in all that's imperfectBecause beauty itself is imperfection O.u

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Freedom

July 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower

Why have we lost ourselves searching for the obviousAnd why are we scared of true beautyIt's more like you have a lantern in your hand but you're still searching for lightStop searching for the obviousBecome it You seek for freedom?Loose yourself O.u

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Nostalgia

July 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #BlackPower, #poetry

We remember...The days when our bellies were filled with hungerAnd our tongues were tasty of water but all we drank of was from a cup of assurance that tomorrow would be betterBut in someway or the otherOur eyes still beamed with the Joy like we had it...

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BARE(embrace the flaws)

May 4 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #theEYEandI

My cupboard is filled up With a leech of lies My shoes are filled with false pride And there’s a fleet of confusion in my sternum There’s traffic in my mind No escape route this time I should have listened When conscience spoke like gentle storm I should...

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BARE(embrace the flaws)

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

In bare I am more of hate than love I see me as miniature golf The world screams unpleasant and depraving Insecurity and I are best friends And I receive lessons of pity But then you are stranger Foreigner of my countenance And you are worth the pity...

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BARE(embrace the flaws)

May 2 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #Bare

Lights… Camera… Action… As I reverse from truth into fiction Trying to fit into the role society scripted for me It’s just exhausting rehearsing lines my tongue is foreign to For I’ve lost my identity trying to re-create myself Misplaced the sound trying...

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BARE(embrace the flaws)

May 1 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #BlackPower, #Bare

My faith is limping And hope dwindling like wind I’m trying to prove a point When there’s really no point to be proven Please tell me; That I don’t have to regurgitate my essence And that my worth is worthless if I don’t see it My gift is plantation And...

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BARE(embrace the flaws)

April 30 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #BlackPower, #poetry, #Bare

I was never told to love me I grew up with spikes as skin Hidden under the overlays of mascaras Birthed with the idea that remixing my skin would buy acceptance The green card I always needed So I became caged bird Confined in the bars of self-pretence...