pull back the curtains, <br />tear down the walls! <br />open the forbidden door, <br />break the egg, and fly! <br /> <br />hold the child dying <br />of cholera in your lap. <br />wash the feet of the leper, <br />wipe the old man's ass... <br /> <br />kiss the cheek of the boy <br />who hung himself. <br />pick up the homeless man, <br />feed him, take him to a shelter. <br /> <br />clean the old woman's house, <br />help the single mom with her kids. <br />pick up the prostitute on the corner, <br />and offer to take her home! <br /> <br />take the gun away from <br />the boy strung out on dope. <br />take the preacher's donation <br />and give it to the soup kitchen! <br /> <br />plant a tree, plant a garden <br />leave your car at home, and walk! <br />give an illegal immigrant some work, <br />and pay him well! <br /> <br />read the Bible for yourself, <br />pray with people of different faiths. <br />take God off of the altar, <br />and be compassionate action! <br /> <br />feed the hungry, heal the sick, <br />free the oppressed! <br />stand in the face of life... <br />bare your teeht, and howl!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dance-naked-2/
