Cannot Be Confined (For Romeo Della Valle) Poem by Eric Cockrell

Cannot Be Confined (For Romeo Della Valle)

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the truth...
cannot be confined
to concepts,
or even words.
sometimes what is felt
is too deep to express.
or perhaps the spirit moans,
and only a few can hear...
usually the ones
who've been beaten the most.
that fire in the gut,
that burns the last thing
grasped for...
and leaves the heart as naked
as the whore on the corner.
but even she knows
more than priests or philosophers...
she lies sleepless in the dawn,
with the taste of blood in her mouth!
and the small boy cold
in the empty room...
praying for his mother,
hunger gnawing at his face.
the people who hide,
in huts and in caves...
from the sounds of the bombing,
from a war they dont understand.
and the old man hard,
who doesnt say much anymore.
who just stares out the window,
clenching and opening his hands.
the fire burns slowly,
and the night is long!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 15 May 2020

From the sounds of the bombing and from a war they dont understand.No one needs war. All need peace. No mother needs that her child should be in hunger. Each mother needs that her child should be feed with healthy food and all should live in happiness. This poem is very thought provoking poem.

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Romeo Della Valle 19 July 2012

Thank you my dear friend for your most valuable dedication anybody has written for me! I am speechless and I am also sorry for my late response to this amazing write which it is both deep and rich in its entire content! Well written and poignant! I really love it and feel it! Thank you again from the bottom of my heart! God Bless You! Love and Peace for always! Romeo-NYC

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Dave Walker 25 March 2012

Great poem, like it. A fantastic write.

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