poetry - Ofem Ubi

The 90's Romance

October 13 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Love me like the 90s Take me back to black and white Remind my ears of Truth And the days it was precious as gold Love me like the 90s Where we stayed under almond trees And built our castles in the sand With dreams as furniture Love me like the 90s Where...

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BABEL

October 11 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I sit… Watching as there conversed in a language I wish I knew With tongues diving like athletes in a pool of dialects I wish mine could swim too I wish my lips could be baptized just as theirs were Where was I? When Babel fell and everyone partook of...

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Deadbeat

October 8 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I still feel your heartbeat in my breast pocket And the scent of your perfume still crawls on my skin like an overlapped signature I still see a sketch of you in the sun And I’m wearing the last pair of smiles you gave me I still use our favorite emoji’s...

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Surgeon

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

You said you loved her Got her delicious meat pies that could only came from the fries of fiesta You said she was crunchy That she tasted like a slender piece of fried yam dried up by the heat of jealous ground nut oil You said you were different Unlike...

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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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Chloro-quine...

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

Perhaps your smile was muted And your silence became too loud I could hear a tear kiss the floor after escaping the cage of your eyes Perhaps your bone is a cemetery where you bury yourself And your eyes are two moonlights begging to feel each other Perhaps...

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To Those Who Slay

September 21 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Do not tell me of how beautiful you are Do not sing psalms of how the nape of your neck creates goosebumps on the fingernails of young boys And how much men crawl at the temple of your feet Just to taste the crump of your sweetness Do net tell me of how...

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GODlike

September 20 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Have you ever wanted to be God? Has your ever ached for power so much you wished you could take HIS place Relieve HIM of HIS duties Maybe you could impeach HIM You could be the bad egg in HIS crate of cabinet Or plan a coup d’état Like my country used...