i am, become... <br />i am the Roman gladiater, <br />the last Christian thrown to the lions. <br />the cop in riot squad gear, <br />the young woman arms linked <br />in the name of peace <br />whose skull he just crushed! <br /> <br />the Wall Street banker, <br />the man who just lost his job, <br />his company sold overseas, <br />the bottom line grows. <br /> <br />i am the cape, the bull, <br />the rage, and the sword. <br />the bank, the robber, <br />and the money just taken. <br /> <br />i am the Bill Of Rights burning, <br />and the vote that was bought. <br />i am the child going to bed hungry, <br />leftover food stinking in the trash. <br /> <br />i am coal dust, i am oil spill, <br />i am chemicals sprayed <br />and crops dusted... <br />i am nuclear fallout, <br />and the cry of despair. <br />i am America's angered roar, <br />i am, become...<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-3-2/
