for every daughter aborted <br />in China because sons <br />are preferred... <br />for every young girl or boy <br />sold into slavery here <br />in the states... <br />for every whale killed <br />by the Japanese ships... <br />for every expanse of ocean <br />filled with our oil... <br />for every tree cut <br />by the saws of greed... <br />for every woman and child <br />working in sweatshops... <br />for every political prisoner <br />that we ignore... <br />for every homeless person <br />in the 'land of the free'... <br />for every kid in jail <br />who never had a chance... <br />for every old person <br />left alone to die... <br />for every family in Africa <br />left to starvation.... <br />for every plate of food <br />thrown out, wasted mindlessly. <br />for every mountain raped <br />by the miner's hands... <br />for every kid that is different, <br />that is abused and beaten... <br />for everyone killed in our <br />money driven wars... <br /> <br />for all of these, and more... <br />i ask forgiveness, as <br />a member of the human family. <br />for all of these, and more, <br />i take responsibility. <br />for all of these, and more, <br />i choose to live today... <br /> <br />with an involved hope <br />for tomorrow!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-all-of-these-and-more/
