Sunday, April 20, 2008

The Hunger Strike - Poetry

This comes from the collection SERIOUSLY SPEAKING, the last collection I was working on until I hit an almighty writer's block. Enjoy :-)

The Hunger Strike

sitting alone,
with clenched fist
on chisel cheek,
glaring gamely
into the distance.

wondering:
if last month’s
midnight snack
tasted half as good
as you screamed,

why didn’t i see you again?

8 comments:

  1. Nana, you really ought not to be having midnight snacks.

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  2. I think I know who you are, Anon. I was just wondering if you have given consideration not only to the poem, but also the title.

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  3. Maybe she faked the scream

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  4. You meano, Kiz, that escaped me, and, somehow, ignorance was bliss! :-(

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  5. you know for a minute i wondered why i was thinking about a different kind of hunger(left me thinking i had a one track mind) im am obviously not the only one though ,(i see).

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  6. Bentuma, all hunger's the same.

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  7. Probably she had food from somewhere which taste more than yours. Increase your ingredents and she will come back for more.

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  8. Very funny, MK. And just how many "ingredients" would you put in a midnight snack like that? :-)

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