poetry - Ofem Ubi

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...

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BARE(embrace the flaws)

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

Every time I sit reminiscing of me being Moses Drawn out from the first seed my Mother ever nurtured As I look back with a multitude of four holding the hem of my garment Will I ever part this red sea of expectations? Is the rod in my hand potent enough...

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BARE (embrace the flaws)

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

I’ll bear it all Shine with no hidden shadows A reflection of nature And a heart transparent as glass I’ll display my life like plasma Let the world see for all that matters Notice the wounds, scars and plasters The healing process after the shatter I’ll...

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THE BEAUTY BEYOND

April 21 2017 , Written by MaryPaige Published on #poetry

Beauty is not just in the physical appearance or carriage of a Woman. Beauty goes beyond looks, it encompasses the Mind and Soul. A beautiful mind is one who pauses and rethinks his /her Actions. A beautiful mind is one who never ignores little Details....

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EYE OF THE DRONE

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

From a building top I plunge down my eyes to earth And I see stream of souls swimming the streets Each with different thoughts as is their faces I see the old but smiling vegetable seller And the pump attendant of conoil making change for customers I...

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THE MYTH

April 7 2017 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Perfection is a myth A height only one could reach A tongue many learn but only one could speak A piece of meat we all scramble for but only one dims fit Perfection is puzzle with a missing piece The closer you get the farther it seems It’s like light...

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DEAR WORDSMITH

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

Dear wordsmith You’re good I must confess And I am voluntarily compelled to congratulate your ink for words well-done But I fear for you That one day… One day you’ll abuse me Relegate me to flatteries and roadside comments One day you’ll plot your death...