poet Eric Cockrell

Poems of Eric Cockrell

1. 16 Penny Nails! 11/19/2011
2. 1900 Poems 4/30/2012
3. 2012, Ending, Or Beginning! 12/31/2011
4. 30 Days 11/19/2011
5. 64 Jesus's 8/25/2012
6. 9/11, And The Days After 9/11/2011
7. A Badge 9/24/2011
8. A Beer And A Shot! 12/20/2011
9. A Better Idea 9/15/2011
10. A Bowl Of Rice 10/2/2011
11. A Buddha, Or... 3/4/2012
12. A Buddha's Eternal Moment 10/6/2011
13. A Buddha's Last Prayer 4/3/2012
14. A Buddhist Christmas 12/20/2011
15. A Call For Revolution! 11/8/2012
16. A Child Is Born 9/27/2011
17. A Child Is Dying 6/18/2011
18. A Child's Books 1/21/2012
19. A Chill 9/16/2011
20. A Conscious Decision 11/19/2011

One Last Cigarette

i took off my carpenter's apron,
laid my hammer on the nightstand.
unloaded my old shotgun,
and stood it against the corner.
i lowered the flag, put out the fire,
put sheets across the windows....
turned off the lights, pulled off my boots,
and walked out barefooted into the night!

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