Tag: Spoken Word
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Rose Gold Petals by Eli Oko
You are like rose gold petals you fall on to grounds of milk you grow wings and fly into skies of candy floss you are the edibles we write about you are the fresh pastures we farm you keep the forests blooming you need nothing but water and sunlight you are the reason why we keep…
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To My Silent Readers
Dear Silent Readers, I am sorry I am calling you out, I am sorry there is no more hiding my frustration I can not control these words from my mouth. I feel you silently build me up, you grow me with your tranquil waters, however lately I have been experiencing the stormy weathers with downpours and…
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Great Talk by Eli Oko
Please excuse these tears They do not reflect my inner most feelings As deep and desperate they may seem Inside I am jumping for joy Because my concern has always been your happieness Your happiness has always been my thought And my thought and has always been you Not in the way every person may wish…
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Guidelines by Eli Oko
Not everything must stay in its guidelines you can watch truth spill over the edges Lies filling the gaps of love Willing to break free or at least break revealing true colours To be put back into the cage it came in We are a generation of unboxing Love that grows on trees Branches that snap…
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So Now I Can by Eli Oko
Inhale As my past feels stretched out like it’s smothering my face I lay on my back Spine curving into the surface Each limb connected as numb as my heart Pulsing to the sounds I hear As the blood rushes through my veins I like the pink reflexion my complexion consumes I’ve barely moved a…
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XXIII Parts by Eli Oko
Now I’m left to live with everything new to me Or will they drown, die off and return to dust These body parts that are supernumerary. Your love brought on changes I never expected to fashion These extras I had to learn to cope with These parts I had to fathom 23 to be exact…
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I am the plant by Eli Oko
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…
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Sky by Eli Oko
I think I know why he walked away We didn’t grow apart Our eyes were precisely aligned Our future was quite on time We didn’t talk ourselves out of anything We spoke loads about tomorrow But we didn’t forget about today He always whispered sweet nothings into my ears And never wanted me to change…
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Poetic by Eli Oko
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…
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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…
Another Fly On The Wall 