Compassion, A Verb!

when
compassion
becomes
a
verb...

humanity
becomes
human!

and
God
becomes
as
real
as
the
stranger
on
the

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poem by Eric Cockrell
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For One Eternal Moment!

love, then as gentle,
as your lips unwrapping
my thoughts...
for a moment your eyes flashed,
for one eternal moment!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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Our Self

why is it
that the person
we are with the most,
and are closest to...
is the person we know least about...
our self!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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Reckless Abandon

loving another person
takes an intimate knowledge
of oneself....

and the reckless abandon
to walk naked in the light!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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With Every Moment...

what we do with every moment either
validates who we are, or betrays us....
the only unforgivable sin is indifference.

poem by Eric Cockrell
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All That Dies

derelict, spasmodic, dry lightning flashes...
no rain, no wetness, no balm for the ache.
all that dies, dies alone today!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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Note To Washington # 3

you can only feed the people
lies for so long!
it only irritates our hunger,
and inevitably leads
to a great cleansing!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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Thoughts

which is more threatening? the cost of war? or the cost of feeding
the hungry, healing the sick, and housing the homeless?

poem by Eric Cockrell
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Dancing

if i have
to sell my soul
to the devil
to watch you dance...

why arent you dancing?

and who plows the field
left barren?

poem by Eric Cockrell
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The Way They Are!

love people the way they are, not the way
you want them to be.... only then can you
become what you need to be.... human!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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