Hungry

low and hungry

Empty of pocket,

Belly shrinking by the minute.

I walk by the window with the lady with the silver locket.

Dazzled by her Mastercard and in awe of the china,

heartbroken at the sight of your picky palet.

"I'll eat it !", I scream,as if my heart burst,or my belly does..

You look right through me.

Smile.

Take it away !

you motion to the minion of the masses.

Smile.

Heartless.

I'm not sub human...i'm f****n not..I'm just hungry

Reviews

[EloisaWrites]

Hahahaha. I love the special mention of the Mastercard and the china. Clearly, it is so damn hard being hungry and watching un-hungry people go about on their own, doing what they do leisurely, without a mind in the world and without the anxiety of ever going broke and ever going hungry. Never low and hungry. Oftentimes, just hungry. :)

[Bob Sherunkle]

Hits hard this time of year when every ones is spending all their money on s**t that really doesn't matter and misses the message of christmas completely...sparing a thought or a kind action for others less fortunate.

[EloisaWrites]

So true. Just today, I saw a woman who ridiculously bought a lot of dresses with ridiculously high price tag and her expression showed that she doesn't mind. Here in our country, it is always a hard time for the poor and always a boring time for the well-off. Well, it is a world full of shows and pretenses. *sigh

[Bob Sherunkle]

It is one looooong catwalk for some,self indulgent,delusional soon to bankrupt types!

[Trevor Barnett]

Oh yea, lady is too nice. Fat b***h is more deserving!

[Bob Sherunkle]

Ha,excellent!

[love, lorey]

haha! awesome.

[Trevor Barnett]

The only sub human here is the pretentious lady. She's forgot what it means to be human. Excellent!!

[Bob Sherunkle]

Thanks Trevor...but we are all sub human to some degree,even if we don't realise

[Trevor Barnett]

Very true Bob.

[Lourisa]

Don't know whether this poem makes me more sad or more angry. I think the anger won so I'll just shut up now. Well expressed, Bob, a favorite.

[Bob Sherunkle]

Thanks Lourisa!

[love, lorey]

Sick truth. Desperately sad, but true. Michelle is right, the ending lingers. It's a slap across the face written with grace. Well done, yeah :)

[Bob Sherunkle]

Many thanks,I see something similar daily on the streets where i live,well,in the city.Not exactly staring in restaurant windows,but stepped over while bits of McD's linger around them.

[love, lorey]

Same here. Sadly, half the time you don't know whether they are hungry, or if they're just looking for a bit of something for nothing.

[Bob Sherunkle]

I know,the lines of desparation are blurred these days

[love, lorey]

Aye. I must agree, sir. It's all kind of bullshitty, honestly. lol

[Bob Sherunkle]

I know,but we still have to have some form of humanity

[love, lorey]

I agree, we should. :)

[Michelle N. H.]

"I'm just hungry".. Scratched me in the heart. It's an ending that lingers, no doubt.

[Bob Sherunkle]

Thanks Michelle,thanks for reading

[Daniel Sala]

Nice observation, very direct, "I'm not subhuman...just hungry."

[Bob Sherunkle]

Thanks Daniel,much appreciated.

[R. L. Hill]

This is gut wrenching....

[Bob Sherunkle]

That's life.I saw something similar the other day,gave the guy a few bits.Broke my heart.People can be real sh*ts

[R. L. Hill]

Real s***s indeed, friend. Real s***s.