Tag: Eli Oko
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They’re Losing ME by Eli Oko
Nobody should determine whether you are strong enough to stand or fall That is your choice If I could teleport right now, I would go to where I need be I would navigate to that area I would pinpoint that street I would stand before those doors and walk in very proud I would forget…
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The Cold by CeCe and Eli Oko (Collaborative Poetry)
You have left me before and it hurts every day And this time around I feel the cold This time around I feel the cold Numb are the hands I once used to hold you You know what it feels like And so this time around I’ll let the pain sink in I’ll let…
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Answered Prayer by Eli Oko
I have a man. I have a man that looks at me as if he is reading me his favorite book he will never put down each line he explores, over and over and over again he loves each page as his eyes follow its story his fingers trace down the spine he loves my…
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Broken Pieces of Time by Eli Oko
I waited so long for you to come in I began to see the cracks in time I waited so long that now I prefer to see you on the other side – EO We lost the power to dictate each other’s lives a long time ago To say what we want, what we…
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EÖ Presents 》 Where Do I Begin by Greta Sviderskyte
Where do I begin? I am feeling something that is difficult to describe. It’s something along the lines, of an empty space inside of me that needs to be filled. Not with answers to questions that so many question. The questions to why? Why me? Why do all of these innocent people die? Why does…
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Applause by Eli Oko
And the things they say about love echoed with every clap. It’s unpredictable and cold even at its warmest Held hostage in the only place she can’t grow daisies Clap, Clap, Clap It’s unfathomable even when explained, in detail Its criss crosses and squiggly lines Among the straight and narrow paths Are like a paved…
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EÖ Presents 》We Are Bored by Nika Taite
A man walks down the street and bang he’s gone Questions raised: Who is he? Was he meant to die? A big man leaving his family home at dawn No questions raised just one simple word said, goodbye Did they know this was the final farewell? Was hugs exchanged and hearts poured? Or did…
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The Futures History by Eli Oko
We are clothed in tomorrow’s outfit And today we dance For yesterday’s lessons We celebrate yesterdays trials Because they are todays reward And become the futures history.
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The 1st by Eli Oko
And I prayed that my prayer be heard. As he mentioned all the reasons I felt we should walk away He concluded that he didn’t know what to say But I felt the letters form in my mouth of what we should do And as they bubbled forth I looked up to my patchy ceiling…
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In Marriage by Eli Oko
Do your part Help my self-esteem Support me in marriage Don’t laugh at my dreams Remind me to love deeper in marriage Don’t touch me so deep When my word, stop, is taken seriously Don’t disguise wrong Conclude You & Me as good I am not a playing field for a game of thrones You…