We See Ourselves

we
see
ourselves
most
clearly...

in
the
eyes
of
other
people...

in their struggles,
their mistakes,
and their triumphs!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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Tiny Roses

a tub of tiny roses,
a couple in full bloom,
the rest in varying stages
of undress...

and a smile i havent seen
for some time...

poem by Eric Cockrell
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To Show Me...

i dont want you to tell me,
'i love you'....
i want the sound of your bare feet
walking across the room
to my heart...
to show me!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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An Ignorant People

as long as we allow hunger
to exist in our modern world,
we remain an ignorant people!

a short poem, a bent nail,
a heavy hammer!

poem by Eric Cockrell
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That I Was Free!

you lied to me,
when you told me
that i was free...

i told you the truth
when i told you
that i was free!

you never held the key!

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What About The Child?

so your love crashed like
two runaway trains,
and the pain was too great to bear...
you who would walk away,

what about the child?

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Falling Stars...

distance,
100 miles,
across the room.
unholy wars,
kingdoms built by ghosts.
chapters,
or maybe commas.
clouds,
or falling stars!

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For Peace

stand...
sit,
march,
walk,
breathe,
live...

for peace!

there has never been a time
when this was more important
than it is now!

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Bodhisattva Journey

from a renegade Buddhist
point of view...
we come to carry torches,

over and over,
again and again,
till all the night sky be lit!

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Cemetery

making love on
the ground in
a cemetery.

fallen leaves,
silent stones,
and the cat cry

of your passion.
bringing the dead
to life!

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