Eric Cockrell - A Child Is Dying

for every tree you cut down, <br /> a child is dying. <br />for every barrel of oil that <br /> you drill and spill, <br /> a child is dying. <br />for every coal mine you <br />rape the earth with, <br /> a child is dying. <br />for all the nuclear waste <br />you cannot dispose of, <br /> a child is dying. <br /> <br /> for every country you bomb, <br /> a child is dying. <br />for every chemical you spray <br />on your vegetables, <br />a child is dying. <br /> <br /> for every river you dam & drain, <br /> a child is dying. <br />for every oil field you own, <br /> a child is dying. <br /> <br /> for every animal you drive <br /> to the brink of extinction, <br /> a child is dying. <br />for every smokestack, every sweatshop, <br /> and every synthetic thought, <br /> a child is dying. <br /> <br /> for every tree you cut down....<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-child-is-dying/