Eric Cockrell Poems

if i laid down my cross,
by the riverside.
and built a fire
out of things denied.
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an old man once said to me:
'if what you're saying
doesnt offend anyone,
you're probably not saying much! '
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justice and equality...
two very human dreams,
and the hope that allows us
to bring children into the world!
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have spent all morning
talking about taking responsibility...
the problem is we come from the
generation that blames...
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stop sign...
right in front of your heart.
blood red,
letters in black.
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in my thousand weaknesses
my strength is formed,
in my endless failures,
triumph is born.
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as long as we allow hunger
to exist in our modern world,
we remain an ignorant people!
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i dont want to sit at a keyboard
and send messages...
i want to sit at a dimlit table
in a quiet corner bar,
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i studied revolution in jail cells,
got my education on the streets.
sold my soul to the devil,
more than once...
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scarecrow in the yard,
eviction notice on the door.
the walls stripped bare
smell of ham and beans,
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