I Am Embarrassed!

i am embarrassed
by the insatiable greed
that has driven my generation

to own that which should never
be owned by anyone...
by the self-centered hunger

that has driven us to consume,
without thought of ever putting back.
by the blindness and fear

of our prejudicial morality...
by the excuses we've left
on our children's plate!

poem by Eric Cockrell
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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