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Hunger
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Life Expressions Volume I Copyright 1/18/01
You see the pain in their young faces
That belies bloated bellies and the pain
Of not having eaten in several days.
Their cries wrack your consciousness,
And in the stillness of night, you bolt
Upright at the sight of their anguished faces
In dreams that are living nightmares.
The next morning you go out among them
And their numbers are fewer than the night before.
A child cries because they are hungry.
A mother wails because she has nothing to give.
A family mourns as night has passed along with their kin.
Evidently it takes us, as individuals to say, "Enough". Maybe we just aren't following up?
Feed a hungry man today, he'll be hungry again tomorrow. Teach a man to fish, he will feed himself tomorrow and his family too. I know this makes a complex problem seem simple, but helping others help themselves would be ideal.
My Secret River
You were right, very different from your other poems. Short to the point and leaves one wondering if we will ever see an end to hunger? Doubtful in my lifetime...