Hungry Man's Dreams

poem

Hungry Man’s Dreams

These roads are long and lonely when a fellow needs a nickel

Hungry stomach rumbles as he contemplates eating a

Greasy cheeseburger and a pickle

He wants to work to earn his pay but each opportunity dies

As he strives to keeps up his hopes, he struggles ,

But because he’s hungry he tries

His confidence is shaken for he keeps hearing the word no

People all around him are happy and satisfied but hunger is all he knows

 

Will there be any relief to these unending hunger pains

Only if he finds a job or the money tree soon rains

He dreams of steaming mashed potatoes with rivers of brown flowing gravy

Or tempting thoughts of eating  crunchy, hot fried chicken make him feel wavy

He prays at night that soon he’ll find a job to enjoy life

Dreams at night about cuddling and kissing a pretty young wife

 

But these dreams will have to  be pushed to the side until his first paycheck is cashed

He must fight for some positive progress in his life before his hungry body is bashed

His hands yearn to be busy with work so his anxious nerves can calm down

Again, he longs for the day when he’s got a full pocket of cash and he’s wearing a crown

Never could he imagine days like this when he would be haggard and poor

Most days of his life the pantry was filled with all of the food it could store

 

 

Author's Note

A lot of hungry and unemployed people around today

Reviews

[Chris]

Marie,

and more EVERY week... so quickly forgotten and yet they were somebody's neighbors, friends, and even family. And the pressure never lets up - so long as the "Bottom Line" is more and more profits and less and less people to make it.

Chris

[Jibey]

A teling reminder

[KAREN]

Very sad and so true. The emotions was real and felt.

[ShameemAkhtar]

Very true indeed

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

Very moving writing Marie. So much of this is going on in the World, more and more every day

[Linear]

All the ill's that beset mankind will not be solved by poetic expressions or by men of goodwill...........for it does not rest with man even to direct his own step

Enjoyed :O)

[Jupiter Jazz]

Wow girl, that was deep

[Tina Kline]

A very sad story. Makes me think of the days of the Great Depression and makes me think of today. This is really really good. A very human story.

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Great message to the society your attempt is highly appreciated... Nice.

[Elmy Khalaf]

Well expressed, the eyesore that is lack of confidence. Thanks.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Marie this was written so brillantly, the words slapped me in the face so to speak! It was so vivid I could see it playing in my head!