Respect (An Awareness Poem) Poem by Eric Cockrell

respect!
for all that lives,
for all that breathes...
for life itself in all
its constantly evolving forms....

for every moment,
for every casual brush
of a caring hand...
for the individuality and
the differences...
for in the differences
we find sameness!

not to change
a rainbow to
a mountain...
a hawk into
a turtle....
but to take each
as it is... realizing
its beauty and its worth....

respect!
knowing that what you feel,
i feel... what you need,
i need...

one breath of life,
many forms,
molded by the spirit
of compassionate energy!

respect!