poetry - Ofem Ubi

Facial

July 2 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

photocredit- pinterest Your face retains beauty like clay does water. It sits like a bird on a tree branch, whistling across the hinterlands in search for anyone listening to the melody it pours out. It looks like drizzling rain, sliding down from cocoyam...

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Keep Them Safe

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

photocredit- pinterest For black boys who became premature men with backs that became trunks to carry responsibilities until they slouched. For mothers who have forgotten how to walk because of bended knees so much walking seems like a myth. For prayer...

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Cig-smoke

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

photocredit - pinterest I n the end you don’t smoke the cigarette, the cigarette smokes you. You watch life evaporate into the wind as your mouth becomes firewood, dispelling smoke and hope in form of ash. Why does death have so many faces? Some warm...

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Today again

June 20 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Today again, I woke up to another naked girl on Instagram. She’s black, they’re almost always black. They tell you they’re strong and free. Learning to accept their imperfections and becoming comfortable in their body. Exploring the wonder of melanin...

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With You

June 10 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

With you the sun holds no heat, the stars hold no light, the night holds no mystery and the rain holds no sound. With you the ocean holds no depth, the earth holds no weight, the story holds no ending, and the smile holds no menopause. With you the journey...

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Image Quality

June 9 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

photocredit- everythingnaart My country is obsessed with image Institutions, government, church, family. “Looking good is good business” they say Over here, we equate responsibility with image quality. We were told that we attract what we look like Instead...

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Charcoal

June 4 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Black-ish

photocredit- artnews africa Drown me back in charcoal For henceforth, my body refuses to be counterfeit, A judas to itself. Remind me of who I am and where I come from. Start with my skin, then to my mind, back to my skin again, and then inside. Heal...

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Orb

June 3 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry, #Black-ish

photocredit- legacybros Black drips from off your body, like a runaway milk from a peak can. Bleeding zinc, torn, pouring deep into every other breathing container Leaving trails behind, telling tales of you and those before. In this orb of leaking melanin,...

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Sunny

June 2 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

The night had just done it’s round The moon had left for sleep As the sun; Old yet vibrant, Peeps in through the wooden window like a new lover, impatient to waiting Slowly it walks, from the window to the mirror For you it’s nothing but a mere firmament...

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Salt Sugar Solution

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

photocredit- TallBrownBoy My child, everybody is a salt sugar solution. A blend of day and night, The absence of one is acidic, and you don’t want to take the burn. Balance is imminent, It’s not them, it’s life