Actions, And Inaction!
there is no blood
...runs deeper than
....the greening of the earth,
nothing as bitter as
..the taste of rust
....in your mouth,
as you sit by helpless,
.....and watch it die!
your father's gift,
...and your mother's breasts,
.....no epitaph but greed!
and if God lives the fatal blow
...of actions, and inaction!
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Free Speech!
free speech....
as long as you comply,
as long as what you say
is profitable... for them...
as long as what you say
doesnt ruffle feathers...
as long as what you say
isnt the truth....
free speech....
in spite of, irregardless of,
because we must....
because if we dont,
it goes away!
free speech...
whatever the cost!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Hell, It's Christmas!
just for once...
let's unload the guns,
take the fingers off the button,
unload the planes...
open your churches to the homeless,
your homes to the hungry...
turn your prayers into ears,
that listen, hear, and care!
give somebody the best gift of all
your time!
hell, it's Christmas...
let's act like we understand!
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Hunger, and Nothing
i cant do this anymore
i cant look into my children's eyes
my wife's tears fall like thunder
to an empty bowl
i have nothing to buy with,
nothing to trade, nowhere to beg,
and nothing to steal
the baby's sick, there's nothing
i can do except watch her die
in her momma's nothing arms
hungry, and hopeless
nothing i can do.
poem by Eric Cockrell
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If I Told You!
what if i told you
that God doesnt look any different,
than the ones you're dropping bombs on!
than the homeless person walking the streets,
than the addict stealing for a fix....
than the hungry family without hope,
than the revolutionary standing up....
than the person next door who's lonely....
what if i told you?
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Long Haired Revolution
twas a long haired revolution,
when the world was still young!
crosslegged beads, and a pipe,
and peace was the chant.
rainbow skins half naked,
hearts full of trust.
back to the simple,
to the ways before ways.
songs of redemption,
wild eyed priests and prophets.
when love was a thunderstorm,
and hope was a moment!
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Now And Forever
turning leaves,
dusk skies; moonlight
weaving through shadows
and the dew...
the earth gasps,
turns, and tremors...
the trees bow and pray
one final prayer...
and all that is...
all that we've come to know...
moondust in a thimble,
dust on a cat's whisker....
turning leaves...
amid the whispers
of now and forever...
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Prayer Of Our Bodies
if you lay down with me,
will we rise up as one?
will the passionate fluid
of our souls wash
against the shores,
our spirits melting
into one blade,
so sharp it glitters
in the new morning sun?
will my life be the bridge,
yours the stepping stones?
will the prayer of our bodies
reach the ears of ecstatic hope?
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Prayer Wheel
prayer wheel turning...
naming the nameless,
the forgotten, the
left behinds...
the throwaways.
counting every grain
of sand,
every dropp of water.
sweeping the inner rooms
of the self.
undressing the mind
and its passions.
holding the thorn
in an open hand.
diving naked and deeply
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Truth And Justice.... (Part Three)
if our founding fathers were alive
today they would be labeled as terrorists!
think about it!
our standing government, and economic
capitalistic system are a greater threat
to the American people and their families,
than England was to them!
we are so far away from what they intended,
that they would not recognize us!
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