the forbidden things
have always fascinated me...
risk, danger.... and the rush of falling.
eternity bleeds,
and the taste of blood on the lips,
strips the senses to the core!

i cannot conceive of having a sexual
encounter with anyone who doesnt read,
question, and think!
even my penis likes to read!

you can see the whole
of mankind's history silhouetted
in a woman's naked body
bathing in candlelight!

the blade of grass
the dog just peed on,
is more sacred than all
of the scriptures you can write!

the empty turtle shell
found on the side of the road,
knows more about living and dying,
than any philosopher has spoken!

Eric Cockrell

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/intimate-and-random-prayers/