Ebube's World

 I fell in love with a celebrity  I fell in love with a voice  A melody that carried me away. Then seeing his face,   I was lost in a fantasy. Then growth came,   With wealth and fame.   His beauty was faded,   In a sea of ink and smoke,   What my world calls foolishness and vanity. I grew to see his Truth.   Written in the lines of his face—   He was in pain.   His silent screams unheard. He looked around; Everyone was swimming,   But he was drowning. He thought he could save others.   "But how can you save others   When you aren't safe yourself?" In BDSM, his safe word was "yummy,"   But we thought he meant "it's yummy." Now,   It’s out in the light—   His fear, his torture, his torment.   And they ask,   "Why didn't he cry out louder?   Why couldn't we understand?   Is this what they go throu...

  Background : Do you watch high school movies?   Those girls labeled as "bitches" are often strong-willed and tend to defy everyone.   They're called bitches to diminish or pretend to diminish their presence in school.   But, they still stand tall and make their mark. Karma is a bitch. She watches you.   Sitting in your seat   In the classroom of life.   She watches you   Eat your cake   And, of course,   Believe you’ll have it back.   She sees you laugh at those   You deem lesser   And hears you shout   "Karma doesn’t exist!"   Of course,   She doesn’t exist in your class.   She observes you mock others—   Their mistakes,   Their failures,   Their griefs,   Even their joys.   And yes,   You're right.   She doesn’t exist in your class.   She wai...