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Tag Archives: iyeoka poems
1988
1988. new poem lyrics from Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo. Poem reminisces on arbitrary dates and Don Johnson. Miami Vice is synonymous with let’s celebrate life /
let’s reminisce about something / let’s pick a date arbitrarily / let’s remember those things we promised ourselves to never forget…And just like that, you became
the best thing that ever happened to Miami in 1988 Continue reading
let it collide
too many of us will walk away from it too many of us will feel it caught in the rain too many will collide accidentally too many will matter to us Too many will experience a day that never came. Stay. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabrielle Bouliane, Iyeoka, iyeoka poems, iyeoka slam poet, Let it collide, prompt a praise poem
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affirmations in the key of transformation
(song) Way Up in the air Is Where I go. WILL I come down? Nobody Knows. Like a breeze to a sandcastle Moving me to break and follow How long will I grow How far will i come down (poem) … Continue reading
My imagination has a spirit of her own…
My personal recognition of happiness becomes connected to the actions of my imaginative spirit. She seems to have the ability to ponder future. She feels the presence of a road that can take me to doubt and a road that … Continue reading
twice in my heart
it may look like a moment like this one too many hours couch surfing remembering teachings from Uncle, my lomi teacher i met in hawaii last spring. he scolded me for coming to see him without a descent breakfast i … Continue reading
the moments that want us
The present was already happening when i awoke from my daydreaming. Past warned me of too many moments I would miss if I blinked: the first three steps of my niece sharon’s last breath my brothers becoming men my parent’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Iyeoka lyrics, iyeoka poems, iyeoka slam poet female, the moments that want us
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