An Addiction, I Cannot Kick!
i put the needle in my arm,
my drug of choice, you!
i cannot go on without a fix.
sell everything i've got,
destroy my dignity.
trade tomorrow for one quick rush.....
it's the price of loving,
when love's a disease,
an addiction, i cannot kick!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Is It Anarchy?
is it anarchy...
when we tear down
everything that says:
'I dont care,
I dont want to get involved,
I am not responsible....'
and burn it?
then, starting over,
hand in hand, side by side,
from the ditch to the mountaintop,
as if we were human!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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The Working Poor!
the working poor
are like seeds planted
in a field....
if you plant enough,
you can cull the weaker ones,
and have a good crop
to do the job...
this is the mentality
that we have to change!
and it begins
with putting names
to each and every face!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Buddha Steps-5
you can learn more
following a blind dog
across the yard
to the woods, in
total awareness...
then by listening to
most of the 'spiritual-religious'
leaders of our time....
without making a donation
or bowing three times
towards the East....
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Glass Rose
a glass rose
with broken edges,
sits alone on the table
in an empty room...
sunlight stolen
from crusted shades,
glints on the petals;
the raw edges shimmer,
almost to touch!
gathering dust,
frozen by time....
a glass rose....
almost to touch!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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God Is Not, God Is
God is not....
white, not black,
not brown, not red...
not male, not female,
not vindictive...
not a murderer....
not limited by form,
or our conceptions...
not the property
of any one people....
God is compassion...
and works best
in human form!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Hand I Offer
the hand i offer,
the hand of peace.
the caring hand,
the giving hand,
the get dirty hand,
the pull you up hand,
the work with you hand,
walk beside you hand,
the companion hand,
the communion hand....
the hand i offer,
....without conditions!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Restoring Dignity
hands stacked on hands,
wound tightly together...
common people...
....common purpose...
......common goals...
restoring dignity
to the human condition...
hearts stacked on hearts,
honest desire,
..............and
..................determ ination!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Woman (Respect)
woman...
divine made flesh,
births,
nourishes,
loves,
gives,
sensual intimacy,
spiritual companion...
the most human,
creation,
darkness and light;
the door of eternity,
opening and closing
by her will!
woman...
demands,
deserves,
RESPECT!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Turn The Key
turn the key...
put your hand
on the knob and
open the door!
there is more
to life than the boxes,
the bows, and the ribbon.
open the package!
you are who you undress for!
undress yourself
for yourself....
open your mouth
and let your song out!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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