It's the Hunger that Drives You

Here is a link to my latest poetry reading on you tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnpk9OMWXg&t=6s

I'm on a Bukowskesque roll,
pounding the poems out,
seven or eight a night.
I know it won't last.
It's like a fast.
It's the hunger that
drives you.
And when you're starving,
you eat--then rest.
Not today though, I've hit
my stride.
And the night is mine for
the taking.
And the words are mine for
the raping.
And my heart, I am staking
on the fact
that
I will stay
hungry.

Author's Note

I recently did a poetry reading via Zoom in Iowa City. Here's the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnpk9OMWXg&t=6s