Inevitable is life, inevitable is poetry and with accepting that comes something beautiful and profound.
Tag: east london poet
deep. by Eli Oko
She waded in with the waves at her knees
But now she,
Is a thousand lies deep.
Body Over Mind by Eli Oko
I have aunties I have buried
And now I’m trying to find the time
Silver by Eli Oko
A man of Silver is what she needs
And what I dripped just lays beneath
Reflecting all I couldn’t be.
Birds by Eli Oko
I dream that Birds have been taking notes of us
And now the roles reversed.
Lo siento by Eli Oko
“I wrote this a while ago… and the truth is we are nearly at 24.”
all is fair in love and poetry by Eli Oko
about the lovers that we’ve held
all is fair in love and poetry
If there is something I know well.
Buried by Eli Oko
But nobody can tell.