God As Mother
the older i get
the more comfortable
i feel
with the concept
of God as Mother
and the less i fear death!
i've said it before,
i'll say it again
from the wind and rain
i came
to the wind and rain
i will return
nothing else needed!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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What We Call Love...
what we call love...
sands trickling through
an hourglass,
on a bare table,
in an empty room.
what we desire...
total and reckless
abandon,
drenched in touch!
what stands between us...
the tight grip of your hands
on your bags!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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When Love Becomes...
when love becomes...
conversations never finished,
the book laid down,
dust on the curtains,
the plate that needs washed.
the broom in the corner,
the empty spot on the bed.
the head nodding from the chair...
when love becomes!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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A Real Man!
when a man
is no longer treated
as a man...
no longer respected
as a man...
then a real man
stands up,
and stops it!
the first word in humanity
is human...
the second word is man!
both equal dignity...
and both demand freedom!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Anything!
malnutrated bodies
walking in clouds of dust.
open sores on the face
of the human condition....
yet we sit transfixed,
....with marble dumb stares,
numbed by the drug
...that fills the hollow
with 'i cant do anything about it! '
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Communicate
communicate...
a deadly disease,
a random curse.
a book half opened,
a candle hid in the shadows.
do i dare?
do i dare?
to take off my clothes
and dance?
to speak one word
that really means,
really rhymes,
the beat of my heart!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Do I Believe-3
do i believe...
in you?...
i could not believe
in myself, in God, in life
itself without believing
in you!
on the road to perfection,
one hand needs another,
one heart is joined
to another...
we make it together,
or not at all!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Good Parenting Skills
good parenting skills...
much love,
much encouragement,
much listening,
much reading,
much teaching,
much time,
much thankfulness,
much patience,
firm discipline,
and a strong commitment
to be there
for the rest of your life!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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The Universe...
i thought i was the universe,
but i was only a leaf.
when i fell in the forest,
there was no one to hear my cry.
when i turned brittle and brown,
no one mourned my decay.
when i became lost in the earth,
i found i was the universe!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Like A Mask
ignorant people
wear prejudice like a mask,
hiding their own fears
and insecurities.
it's not the color of skin,
but the color of a man's heart.
it's not religious beliefs,
or sexual orientation,
but the basic humanity of all men!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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