I Am (Desire) Poem by Eric Cockrell

I Am (Desire)

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i am, become...
i am the stillness of the mountains,
and the whisperings of the grasses.
i am the kiss of the river,
running o'er stones and dirt.
i am the magnificent eagle,
but no less the sparrow...
i am the wind that weeps
for the land of the free!

i am concrete and glass,
the great cities you built.
i am factories and mills,
i am trucks hauling freight.
i am rows of corn,
your tractor, your mule.
i am brick houses built,
row upon row...

i am breasts and hands,
i am lips and legs wrapped.
i am sweetness and wetness,
i am heat and the moan..
i am the cave of desire,
the ride long, deep, and hard.
i am the dance of the lovers
in the great room of darkness.

i am children taught by lamplight,
books written by the candle.
i am integrity and dignity
handed down from generation to generation.
i am discernment and questioning,
and the prayers of all traditions.
i am the hope that listens,
hears, and cares....

i am the magic belief
that awaits the star,
and the birth...
the faith that demands
that living goes on...
i am all that you are
given without holding back...
i am tomorrow believing in today!

i am, i dance, i make love, i sing...
i am America's desire,
i am, become....

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dave Walker 05 January 2012

A really great poem. Enjoying this line of poems.

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Vipins Puthooran 07 January 2012

the right desire of what am I.....really a great poem! ! !

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Buxton Shippy 07 January 2012

I Am (Desire) invites the reader to journey in the poet's head to discover nature, the built enviroment, human sexuality, the innocence of children, and magic.

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Jacqui Broad 06 January 2012

A gentle conclusion of what you are. Sir, I can only say thank you for what you've taught me this morning. That you are what you've become. Sometimes not what you've chosen, but shaped by the hand of others, but still, 'I AM'. The poems were great, each one in their own special way and a trademark of your beautiful soul...

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Ahmed Khaled 05 January 2012

repeating the same, creating the best esp.when the same is positive and constructive, besides all splendid achievements and happenings were oneday entities of dream and belief furthermore no belief is stronger than the belief of tomorrow in today in the form of the speaker: [I AM]..tomorrow believing in today. I should love you more than this expressive poem my dear brother because the expressive is you, and the superior to any is the expressive..very well done PH.D: AHMED KHALED

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Ahmed Khaled 05 January 2012

repeating the same, creating the best esp.when the same is positive and constructive, besides all splendid achievements and happenings were oneday entities of dream and belief furthermore no belief is stronger than the belief of tomorrow in today in the form of the speaker: [I AM]..tomorrow believing in today. I should love you more than this expressive poem my dear brother because the expressive is you, and the superior to any is the expressive..very well done PH.D: AHMED KHALED

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