Eric Cockrell - Dance Naked #2

pull back the curtains,
tear down the walls!
open the forbidden door,
break the egg, and fly!

hold the child dying
of cholera in your lap.
wash the feet of the leper,
wipe the old man's ass...

kiss the cheek of the boy
who hung himself.
pick up the homeless man,
feed him, take him to a shelter.

clean the old woman's house,
help the single mom with her kids.
pick up the prostitute on the corner,
and offer to take her home!

take the gun away from
the boy strung out on dope.
take the preacher's donation
and give it to the soup kitchen!

plant a tree, plant a garden
leave your car at home, and walk!
give an illegal immigrant some work,
and pay him well!

read the Bible for yourself,
pray with people of different faiths.
take God off of the altar,
and be compassionate action!

feed the hungry, heal the sick,
free the oppressed!
stand in the face of life...
bare your teeht, and howl!

Eric Cockrell

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