Another Fly On The Wall

Tag: Life

  • I am the plant by Eli Oko

    I am the plant by Eli Oko

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    He said he found inspiration in the words I wrote He said he was glad he had found Such talent between my temple He said he had always wished for creative connectivity Never expected to gain it Attain it And now left to maintain it He forgets to water my creativity Like a house plant…

  • Poetic by Eli Oko

    Poetic by Eli Oko

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    I’ll be honest There’s nothing poetic About the way stress manipulates every thought and feeling Causing actions to become “Out of character” For someone who was just trying to find their identity I don’t see the art in the scars they leave on their bodies I see pain and anguish They, are no calls for…

  • They’re Losing ME by Eli Oko

    They’re Losing ME by Eli Oko

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    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…

  • Answered Prayer by Eli Oko

    Answered Prayer by Eli Oko

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    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…

  • Broken Pieces of Time by Eli Oko

    Broken Pieces of Time by Eli Oko

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    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…

  • The Futures History by Eli Oko

    The Futures History by Eli Oko

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    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.  

  • In Marriage by Eli Oko

    In Marriage by Eli Oko

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    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…

  • Glasshouse by Eli Oko

    Glasshouse by Eli Oko

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    With Windows and doors With walls and floors With a surrounding so pretty and a thousand reasons to never leave They travel into the crowds amongst the civilians They pretend to hold everything in the bags they carry But it’s nothing Just hopes and dreams and the little things inbetween From the inside it seems…

  • Protected: Truths from Eli Oko

    Protected: Truths from Eli Oko

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  • Unpaid Dues by Eli Oko

    Unpaid Dues by Eli Oko

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    Staring at blank pages I wonder how to start writing the words I feel I think that maybe I should return when the voices chill I can hear them again so clear they begin and don’t end unless I answer They remind me of my unpaid dues we’re like unfazed youths planning to run ways,…