if i wake up in the morning, <br />and the guns of war are silent. <br />if the hungry bowls are filled, <br />and the homeless have a place to lay down. <br />if all people are treated equally, <br />regardless of color, religion, or beliefs. <br />if dignity be restored to the common man. <br />if men and women respect each other, <br />and the art of living is just that. <br />if forgiveness comes as easy as breathing, <br />and caring becomes the way... <br />then i will know this journey is over, <br />and will lay down in perfect peace. <br />if not.... <br />i will wake up standing, <br />fighting, believing, singing.... <br />i will be what life demands i be!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-life-demands-i-be/
