poetry - Ofem Ubi

The Unconscious King

January 3 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Inthebeginning

So he wakes up; In the awe of it all Oblivious of nothing but the present With a thousand and one question choking for answers He has none; How funny can it be? When a second ago you were absence And all of a sudden you became child of dust in the other...

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Create

January 2 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Inthebeginning

Wake up and create Wake up I say Birth your thoughts into life Wheel ideas into action Halt the fear; Trespass the signs that read CAUTION Stare into the dark Wide eyed Make beauty from nothing Just like the times you built castles in the sand For just...

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In The Beginning

January 1 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Inthebeginning

There he lays Like a slumbering whisper Fully empty This is Man Life at it’s debut This is earth Soil; Genesis of all things fertile and beautiful The very likeness of all divine This is when GOD smiles This is art The art of lying in state When dust...

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People like us

December 31 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

People like us have learnt to expect the worst We have trained our brows never to stand in stunning And our ears bullet proof to oddities For us extraordinary is normal People like us are never caught off guard Our backs are accustomed to sun lashes We...

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Single And Saved

December 29 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said marriage was ultimate? Why do we tie fulfillment to wedding gowns? In a culture where it seems the highest trophy A world where single and aged means cursed Nuptial rings do not define peace If you need it, look within For how long do we...

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Monochrome

December 28 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said BLACK was evil And WHITE was pure? The black man is not your enemy Neither is the white your prey The black man is not the devils kin Neither is the white all knowing Since when did colors become determinants for behavior? For even evil itself...

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Official

December 27 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

“It’s official, we’re dating” I wasn’t so sure if it were love or a contract So I asked… Whoever said love was business Will they be a time where we need endorsements to express us? Does the whole world need to know that our fingerprints match? What went...

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Marriage

December 26 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said you had to marry same person twice? All in the guise of traditional and white Whoever said you needed a gown or suit and tie Like your union were useless without both being unified Whoever said you can’t use one stone to kill two birds If...

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Virgo

December 23 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

Whoever said virginity was female? A weight the she’s were only born to carry And in the mercy of a raging sun Man shades himself from this stigma Too scared to be identified as one So quickly he denounces like being one was wrong What is wrong with being...

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Identity

December 22 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Qthenarrative

I have no English name Not because I’m under exposed or over primitive But; But because my English name is a name too I won’t change the course of my identity to fit into society’s curriculum And no I don’t feel odd nor ashamed For I carry my heritage...