Dance Naked Poem by Eric Cockrell

go to the burning bush,
and touch!
walk across the sea
that has been divided.

put your hand on the cave walls
and feel the etchings.
jump into the Mayan pool
of sacrifice!

sit among the unmarked graves
of soldiers killed in battles,
reading poetry to the souls
lost to the violent storm.

dive for the ruins of Atlantis,
for the memory before memory.
stand in stillness at Stonehenge,
listen for voices in the wind.

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