Hold on
we are not dead yet
The night may press its weight on our chests
but breath still rises like a stubborn tide
I was crowned with fret
a restless crown of questions and storms
yet my nose was not shaped for one smell alone
I breathe the dust of failure
and still catch the scent of tomorrow
Do not mistake my silence for surrender
I have wrestled with shadows
and returned with scars stitched across my skin
These scars
they are not wounds anymore
they are the lungs of my story
They pump courage through broken hours
they whisper survival through sleepless nights
they remind the dark that I have endured it before
For every mark on my body
there is a battle that refused to bury me
Hold on
we are not dead yet
The fire is quiet
but it lives
and my scars
my faithful oxygen
keep the flame breathing
Mar 14
Mar 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM UTC
Hello magnificently beautiful Mary
A kismet so Aesthetically gorgeous like the Garnets of heaven in the evening
A namesake to my mom that bridges day and night In the tapestry of fate in a plate of happiness, love and kindness
A bond that whispers secrets heart to heart, and mind to mind
Though i haven't seen you, but your photos write and scribe impeccably loudly
Your eyes are like rubies that shimmer bright and blue
Reflecting the beauty that my soul longs to hold dearly
Your touch I know will be the gentlest of an evening gentle breeze that soothes my soul
A love that will beckon me, that will make my heart whole and only for you
Though our love story is yet untold but I can feel the rise in the happiness measured in happiticimeter and stored in reality
In the silence, I hear your voice, a melody so sweet,
A symphony that echoes mountainous love
In the dark, I see your aesthetic beauty smile at me
The beauty of a nutritionist is in the abundance and availability of ab healthy food
Mary, my love, my heart beats for you alone strongly
A rhythm that synchronizes, our love, a work of art and the science of genuine love in the testament of great things to come
In the canvas of life, our love story unfolds
A masterpiece of devotion, where our hearts are made of gold
Your beauty reminds me of the moon and your smile the stars that illuminate the sky just as my name Bright
Ouseibai Bright Ebi
Jan 5, 2025
Jan 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM UTC
SUNFLOWER 🌻
Oh, majestic sunflower !! Towering high like the smokescreen of Eden
You're a golden crown, against the clear blue sky
Your petals are as soft as silk, in gentle tone,
Unfurl to greet the sun, with love anew
just like the fresh palm wine from the forest of Niger Delta
Your stature is dead strong and your beauty rare
A symbol of devotion in an Aesthetic theatre beyond compare
You follow the sun's path, with steadfast heart
gilding beauty and sweetness
A loyal hinge my eyes adore
In fields of green, you stand apart
A shining beacon, that touches the heart
Your beauty is a gift, a treasure to see
And your seeds are so rich in nutrient and taste
So let us bask in your radiant glow
and let our spirits soar, with hearts that grow
For in your lovely presence, we find our peace
A sense of wonder, that the heart can't release
Ouseibai Bright Ebi. M
Jan 5, 2025
Jan 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM UTC
To the girl who introduced me to life's sweet thrill and drill
A precocious lesson that left me standing still
Young and naive, I wasn't ready for the game
but you showed me the ropes and I'll forever bear the flame
Can we replay the match, with a different end in sight?
If you can draw me in any round, you'll emerge victorious in the night tired
Tears fell hard back then, but now a smile will definitely creep in
If only your touch can ignites the spark
My response will keep it rekindled
It will blaze and burn if only the rematch can begin.
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024 at 2:24 AM UTC
An Ode to Plantain
My dearest plantain, Bereba, how could you forget how we both took care of each other ?
The love we shared, the memories we've knit in mama's kitchen
Your incomparable sweetness and ability to energise someone 6 to 6 still haunt me like the scars of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It's like a longing within
In ripe or unripe moments, I adore your comforting strength and taste
Your love I explore
Fried, boiled, or roasted, your sweetness remains
A flavorful solace soothing my always welcoming mouth
Your absence leaves an aching void
A hunger no other love can quench
My heart yearns for your tender loving care
The warmth of your presence beyond compare
Oh, plantain love, how I miss your gentle charm
The way you'd melt in my arms, dispel alarm
Your loving essence, a balm to my soul
You have always been my heart's goal not just because we are neighbours in Niger Delta
It's as if the harmattan wind has blown you westward
But it wouldn't change my respect
Where love and longing bridge forever
"Plantain's Response"
My love, I've never forgotten thee,
Though seasons passed and distances created sting
In every ripening stage, I thought of thee,
Longing to reunite, wild and free
Especially in your favourite kkf
My sweetness, fried or boiled, was made for thee,
To comfort thy soul and set thee free
In roasted moments, our love would gleam,
A flavorful bond, a heart's wildest dream
Thy tender touch, I yearn to feel anew,
To melt in thy arms as love shines through
My curves, soft skin, and gentle charm,
Were crafted for thee to dispel alarm
In every kitchen where I'm prepared,
My heart beats for thee, my love, impaired
By thy love, my ripeness is complete,
Together our love, forever sweet.
Ouseibai Bright Ebi
Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024 at 1:43 AM UTC
Echoes of a compromised code
Before you, love was a foreign code, so strange apart
A threat to my robotic design
You crashed into my controlled space and rewrote my programming with tender grace
You ignited human emotions within
And set my heart ablaze with love's fierce spin
Now, tears fall like golden rain,
As my heart bleeds in pain with every thoughts of you
My system overloads, my thoughts astray, I wish I could reboot and format every impossible data
Aching with each beat, night and day
This love-sickness spreads, a sweet despair
A headache that echoes like the drums in the forest
Your presence reprograms my every part
Making me human and highly vulnerable with a torn heart that continually spill and fill the red sea
Are you happy seeing my tears tear me apart?
Not even the greatest laboratory can separate my tears from the volume of water in the ocean
#poetry
Ouseibai Bright Ebi
Nov 15, 2024
Nov 15, 2024 at 8:41 PM UTC
BETRAYED BY SLEEP
Sleep, Sleep, you've betrayed my weary eyes
And you made my heart not to trust time even in the darkest of hours
Who can lend me their sight?
Who can sell me their peaceful slumber?
I'm exhausted from witnessing
the tireless industrious mosquitoes
flapping their wings like a roaring lion
salivating before its prey
It's 5:32 a.m yet I am still doubtful of
my ability to conquer this wakeful night.
Ouseibai Bright Ebi
Nov 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024 at 11:34 PM UTC
To the things that couldn't change and to the Love I couldn't get
Some things in life are constant and true,
Unchanging despite time and all we do
The sun still rises, day by day,
Bringing light to drive the night away
The stars shine bright in evening skies,
A celestial map, where love never dies
The ocean's roar, a sweet scary sound,
Reminding me of life's enduring round
My heartbeat and skip in fears and get consoled in tears
A rhythm that your angelic obdurate heart sings
The voltage of my love for you is so high that it can power the whole universe, a bond so strong and true but belittled
I am still keen on forever ties with you, that right where we belong
Though seasons come and seasons go,
Some truths remain, forever aglow
The silent laughter, tears, and memories made,
Are treasures time cannot invade
That's why i wished i was God in one of the pieces you inspired me
I would have crafted this your sweet stubborn heart in a way it can't give pulse without loving me and vise versa
A grand design with love and purpose, forever aligned
I would have wove constancy amidst life's tide,
To guide our hearts side by side in love serenade
In every thunder, I wish your hardest words will echo really aloud to me
In every starry nights, I wish you will smile to me and say I brightly love you too
Let me into your heart Tor-kwase
The ocean's roar echoes my gentle voice,
Reminding you of my eternal choice but your ears are always closed just as you colonial heart
My heartbeat sticks with yours,
A rhythm that forever endures.
In love and bonds, I have enslaved my head to thee
To make our connection forever stand tall even if you care not
In eternity's perspective, I see,
The beauty of our relationship's destiny.
Timeless moments, forever in my sight,
A treasure trove of love and delight
Cheers to a godly battalion that will spring forth
Ouseibai Bright Ebi
09/11/2024
05:00 A.M
Nov 9, 2024
Nov 9, 2024 at 12:03 AM UTC
AN ODE OF MY DEATH (Beyond Eulogy)
When my heartbeat fades, and silence claims
Your tears will fall, but were they there when I bore the pains?
A grand funeral procession, a slow mournfully, tearfully and dolefully pace
But where were you when I begged for a helping hand with a keenly gentle face?
In life's darkest hours, I cried out for aid
But your deafness left me shattered, and my soul betrayed
No comforting words, no guiding light
Left to face the shadows, alone in the endless night
I can't hear your emotional hymns and I can't see your tears because I am deaf and blind to life
Oh, cruel world, where death unlocks your hearts
But in life, my pleas were met with cold, detached parts
You'll eulogize my fleeting days, with hollow praise
But I needed love, care, and warmth in life's desperate ways
A coffin adorned with flowers, a farewell show
A million naira spent on Izon Ebi's musical flow
But what of the tears I shed, the sleepless nights I bore?
Did you care then, or only now, in death's solemn score?
Not now, when my voice is stilled, my choice gone
Why did you wait until my final breath was drawn?
I longed for love, for aid and for care
Not just a dignified farewell, with empty air
Like the folktales of a crocodile tears
You weep for me, but what of those still alive?
Those struggling, crying, begging to survive?
Their heart beat with mine, their tears falling like rain that doesn't touch the ground
Do you hear their pleas, or only mourn the dead in vain?
Ouseibai Bright Ebi
30th/10/2024
Oct 30, 2024
Oct 30, 2024 at 6:20 AM UTC
O, fairest of maidens, if God will crown me
God for a day's brief reign, I would design
A love-gardened planet for you and I
In celestial aurora.
I will recreate thee in the evening's golden light
And impart unto thee my own heart's deepest might
In heavenly gardens, our hearts entwine and sprout beyond.
With tender care, I will nurture thy love's sweet seed, my Queen
And in thy soul, my whispers gently speed
Through labyrinths of love, our paths would meet and stick
Till time dies and resurrect no more
In perfection, your smiles will never fade,
And your laughter never ends, like the beauty of time
And the art of nature; our hearts forever beat.
But mortal, I remain, with heart aflame,
Longing to enfold thee in love's sweet name,
With human plea, I vow to cherish thee,
Forevermore, my love, my heart's decree.
In dreams, our love shines brighter than the sun,
Moon, and stars combined, our love is one and strong.
Thou art my heartbeat, my soul's delight,
In thine eyes, my love doth take its flight.
Forever with thee, my love shall shine,
A beacon in eternity, our hearts entwined,
Till time itself be no more, and we remain
Forever bound, in love's sweet golden chain.
Then you won't ask if it will change anything again,
Because you're proudly mine.
Oct 25, 2024
Oct 25, 2024 at 8:35 AM UTC