Joining Of Hands
we speak the word 'love' too easily...
love should speak itself!
in tiny doings of the heart,
and small kindnesses shared.
we touch without thought,
and think without feeling...
but the orgasm of the spirit,
is in the joining of hands!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Nobody Home!
newspaper clippings,
angels, and dust.
an old chair roaring silence,
rusted spoon, empty plate.
great piles of leaves,
blown by the wind....
hoarfrost on the windows,
a bulb without a shade.
water boiling on the stove...
nobody home!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Nothing... Or Perhaps, Everything
nothing is real,
or perhaps,
everything!
we are empty rooms,
kissing shadows with names.
we shout, then are shaken...
and small things weep.
while eternity burns
in fires left untended.
the face in the mirror...
be it god, or death?
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Respect
respect the finger
that points the way.
the hand that takes yours,
the feet walking by your side.
the breath shared,
and the sweat mingled.
respect the scars that
remind you of yourself....
respect the love
that gives all without regret!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Too Precious!
the only thing
i dont know how to do...
is to pretend it doesnt matter!
to pretend that i dont care!
life is too precious to pretend,
too valuable to waste...
every moment is a gift,
every second eternal!
live! be drunk with living!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Who Do You Love?
i dont need you
to fulfill me...
i need you to accept
my fulfillment.
i dont want to own you,
or to be owned.
i dont want to change you,
i take you for who you are,
and expect the same.
i love you
because you are you...
who do you love?
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Will Kiss You First
when your breath stinks of wars,
and your eyes bleed with rage...
when your tongue is a stranger
that your heart denies...
when your feet sink in the sand,
and your hands tremble with lust....
do you think that death
will kiss you first?
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Bleed!
smile...
even in your weariness,
there is a beauty
that the gods of eternity
weep for!
and god almighty!
hug the closeness,
cross the bridge,
light the candle,
kiss the lips of desire....
love with abandon....
and give till you bleed!
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Breaking Down Walls!
they broke down the Berlin wall
with the hammers of freedom....
..the
...wall
....around
......your heart,
much tougher!
hammer breaks stone,
..it takes love
....to break down fear,
and compassion
...to break down
...........apathy!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Doesnt Allow Dissent!
they're using our attacks
on our own students,
on our own children....
for daring to raise a voice of dissent,
for daring to question....
as an excuse in Egypt
to crackdown on their own....
apparently, freedom
...doesnt allow dissent!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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