strong harsh words, <br />16 penny nails driven <br />by a big hammer.... <br /> <br />truth tears at the flesh <br />of the lie and the liar! <br />things arent pretty anymore. <br /> <br />hurt is real! <br />homeless is real! <br />jobless is real! <br /> <br />hunger is real! <br />the streets are real! <br />prison is real! <br /> <br />prejudice, oppression, <br />hatred, violence.... <br />people used, and thrown away! <br /> <br />persecution... over religion, <br />over sexual choice, <br />over political viewpoints.... <br /> <br />wars fought over oil fields, <br />riot squads beating peaceful protestors... <br />women losing the rights <br /> <br />to their own bodies.... <br />lonliness, suicide, drug addiction.... <br />a harsh picture, faces put on bodies.... <br /> <br />and yet beneath it all <br />there still lies a beauty... <br />all human beings, all human beings, <br /> <br />made in the image of God! <br />how can we not respect each other? <br />and how can we overlook.... <br /> <br />the value of life? <br />with trembling hands wiping away <br />the blood, sweat, and urine of life... <br /> <br />trembling hands that when joined <br />become the hands of prayer! <br />16 penny nails, with heart!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/16-penny-nails/
