poetry - Ofem Ubi

What Then is Love?

March 31 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

photocredit - Lexonart So what then is love? This feeling we all crave for Dribbling at the center of life Making passes at those who call for it Whose skillful enough to catch? What is this thing we call love Is it the numbness of familiar voices? Just...

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Squash

March 30 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

photocredit - Lexonart The ball was in you court And YES, you squashed it, One how, Somehow, You said it You’re the man now, Her dimples embraced the word like the nostrils does breath She didn’t let them touch the ground, For her over-exposure might...

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Questions

March 28 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

photocredit - lexonart You bend on one knee, Gentle as can be As you stare at happiness right in the eye, With a handful of questions Your heart is a tabloid of requests now You’ve missed your punchlines for the first time, You’re bankrupt of words now,...

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Brace Up

March 27 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Brace up dear friend, For days will come, When your smile will lack vigor And you will console your soul in psalms It’s not just you For everyone has had their share of life’ lot Some worse Some worst Life doesn’t pick its candidate It’s a ballot system...

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A Love Story

March 27 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Your voice stands at the corridor of your mouth, Too scared to mumble a whisper Too shy to puke a word As her smile says hello, And your goosebumps respond in halo They’re butterflies in your head now, A crown of flowers hovering around Like a caravan...

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Scare The Dark

March 26 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

You too can scare the dark Just tuck in your fear, Walk into it You see? There was really nothing in there after all, Sometimes a step is the antidote to doubt So how big are your feet? Are they mountains tied to them? Are you too frozen to move? Too...

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Love Day

March 24 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

The day you find love, Everything will move in slow motion Beginning from her walk, To your smile which will know no menopause You will watch carefully, As wonder gallops down your throat Like a can of chilled coca-cola Commanding your eyes to a standstill,...

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Cold Flame

March 23 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

Maybe I’m the first to say these things, Maybe I’m not But if there’s ever a reliable teller of this truth, Then let it be me To say that your face carries a warm laugh, Nestled in every chuckle they cede The wave in your voice, Gives way to a river bank...

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The Sound Of Silence

March 22 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #poetry

The day you lay beneath the stars, Searching for the confluence between good and bad You’re not alone, You have your heartbeat beside you Listening to the sound of silence, With both hands locked behind your head You smile, Tickled by the passing moon...

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Mushroom

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

When your heart fails, We would share mine For in this beating mushroom, There’s space for two When your tear becomes liquor, We would drink from same cup together When you need to talk, I’ll be your bank of secrets When your eye whistles pain, I’ll be...