Blame

who to blame?
we spend all of our time
pointing fingers, looking
for who to blame for

wars, poverty, injustices,
disease, overpopulation,
racism, enslavements,
hunger, homelessness.

who to blame?
men, women, white people,
Muslims, conservative Christians,
right-wingers, gay people, straight people,
the elite, illegal immigrants.

wake the hell up!
all of us bear equal
responsibility in this blame.

we are all a part of the cause.
we are all a part of the cure.

if we spent half as much time
working to fix our problems
as we do pointing fingers.
we'd fix them!

each of us has the right
to our own individuality
but each of us have the
responsibility of our collective
unity

poem by Eric Cockrell
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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