Scriptures

the only scriptures
i want to read,
are the life stories
of the oppressed and downtrodden.

the only prayers
i know to be real,
are their unspoken needs,
their desire to be free.

the only church
that i belong to,
their homes, their shelters,
their grimy neighborhoods.

the only image of god
that i want to see,
the humanity in their faces,
the injustices falling in their tears.

and equality,
the only walk...
the path, the destiny,
of the human heart!

poem by Eric Cockrell
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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