Tag: Poetry
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I’m Max by Eli Oko
I watch the sunset rise And sleep in eyes I yawn and start my day I wait around for my favourite sounds And then allow the scent to lead the way There’s nothing like breakfast Like a meal to set you off Nothing like having someone Who prepares it with so much love It’s leg…
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XXIII Waterfalls by Eli Oko
I was supposed to see the pretty things in life Joy abundant like waterfalls overflowing in my days I was supposed to be able to say “I love you” in more than 23 ways I had plans for this moment Like dreams I made real I knew what I was supposed to do Exactly how…
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Perfect Poetry by Maya Angelou
I love having people in my life who help me to acknowledge and grow on the things I’m passionate about in life. Last night I had a 3 hour long chat with a close friend (Greta) and she shared some spoken word performances she had recently seen. I was super impressed and it reminded me…
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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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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…
Another Fly On The Wall 