The Poet's Job Poem by Eric Cockrell

the poet's job
is to question
that which cannot

be questioned!
to defy that which
cannot be defied!

to tear down the veil
that covers the stench
of the raw and the real!

to break down the walls
that seperate human beings.
to refuse to follow....

for the sake of following.
to name the names
of the nameless aloud!

to stand naked, and pray
with an honest heart.
to stoke the fires of resistance

with a passion that illumines
the darkest of nights....
the poet's job... to be human!