Eric Cockrell Poems

for all those who are hurting...
souls troubled, in turmoil.
for those in need,
those left alone...
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there are more stars
in the sky than we can name.
more drops of water in the ocean
than we can count...
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if there were no darkness,
we would never find the stars!
if there were no waves,
the moon would be powerless.
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dawn creeping
o'er the mountains,
and through bare limbed trees....
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i felt the bullet
as your body fell,
the sickening gasp of light
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in your heart
there's a nest,
where those with
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the day i changed
my last name to 'gives a damn',
that's when the trouble began!
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i searched for holiness...
and found you,
vulnerable, wrapped
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kindness...
the fruit of the pain
of years of abuse,
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a prayer,
a moment of silence,
and heartfelt tears....
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