Trailer Park Child

trailer park child;
his brothers and sisters,
stray dogs and cats...

his momma a crack pipe,
his daddy an old truck
up on blocks...

eating old cereal
from the box with the rats...
but he can read....

eviction notices, Bible verses,
and the warning labels
on cigarette packs...

the dirty prodigal son,
no name, just 'boy! '
empty gasoline cans...

a dead skunk in the road!

poem by Eric Cockrell
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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