“We’re All Hungry Here”
Of course
you are hungry
We’re all
hungry here –
those of us
who are living
Our hunger
gnaws at
our gut
aches in
our chest
and throbs
in the hard
wet places
it catches
in our throat
when we practice
giving it a name
The impulse
to turn the
hunger inwards
cannibalizing
self
with cigarettes
and pornography –
cheeseburgers
and denial
Or to inflict
it outwards
turning the world
into an object
to be used
and discarded
is understandable
The third
way is to
wear your hunger
on your lips –
feel it on
your tongue
Let it drive
you deeper
into the
arms of
this world
Take the
leash off
and let
it play
in the
sun
© Justice Schanfarber
www.WonderStruckPoems.com