poetry - Ofem Ubi

EDEN BEFORE EDEN

November 27 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I’m from a place where agriculture found its birth Where the grasses grow greener regardless of the seasons reasons because over here fruitfulness is not voluntary but compulsory A place where the sun steadfastly shines and brightens the dark face of...

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LOVOPHOBIA

November 27 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Am scared of and to love It dreads me severely like a Nollywood movie ghost longing for my soul in the dark Am afraid of the four lettered word Because it turns me into a breathing skeleton It lays bare the true me and makes me vulnerable It breaks down...

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LIFESTYLE

November 18 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Seconds, minutes and hours Days tread into the threshold of weeks Months and years, decades mingle into the playground of centuries Style like threads have been interwoven and interlaced into the fabrics of mankind And in the confines of fashion we somehow...

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ORIGINAL ARTIST: PASSSENGER SONG: RIDING TO NEW YORK

November 18 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

I’ll do it Even if I have to walk, no matter the distance With the last seconds of breath available at my disposal I`ll make possible corrections to my lifetime mistakes Right my wrongs and make my path vertical Tell my family how much I love them Visit...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR NIGERIA

October 1 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Over years and decades of hard work From grass to amiable grace When our bare bent backs were brutally beaten by stripes of the scorching sun And our dark skins were familiar with the sounds of lashes We reminisce those ceaseless seasons when our faces...

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THE FIRST STONE I LET DOWN

July 5 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

T'was on the 11th of July In a big hall filled with large crowd Hours had long passed like the time they were And late i was as i found myself in the audience listening to the discussion session As this tall dark dude in front of me on the next row requested...

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HELL SHALL THY

June 16 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

So here i sit, On a hostel bed carelessly maltreated by it's customers As my thoughts begin to get obsessed with the idea The idea of church,religious leaders,doctrines And the infinite list of conditions mailed out by modern day pastors for heavenly...

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I will wait

June 14 2016 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Dear Eve. ,I know we haven't met yet but At night the organs of my thoughts bed wet with fear Every morning i mournWith torn robes of my heart And ashes covering the scalp of my skull i wonder Why teens like us bury ourselves in a casket of false love...

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