Wants And Needs Poem by Eric Cockrell

everytime your hands close
on something you want, someone
else's hands are empty of
what they need.

the difference between needs
and wants, is the difference
between freedom and slavery.

be careful of what you want!
every transaction has a cost.
who pays the cost... and in the
end who pays for that?

dont let what you want own you!
dont take your wants at the expense
of someone else's needs.

we came into this world naked,
we will leave the same way.
what we cling to is only a hindrance.