hungry
–
girl
starving in a world of plenty
begging for scraps
as the diners line their tables
in spent napkins
and fluids
–
bones
piling
beans and half-eaten rolls soaking
in gravy
–
ice
crystal clear
melting
coke
spilling over the brim
–
tabletop doused
syrup and meat juice
squalid indulgence
excess
–
gluttony
wrenching the last bits
from the frail fingers
grasping at crumbs
–
they
struggling to sleep
bloated and gassy
upset stomachs
turgid with abundance
suffering an emptiness
unsated
–
hungry
girl sleeps sound
groaning belly lullaby
hopeful and gracious
dreaming
her next meal