He stands there hungry
Emaciated arms
Encompassing all he holds dear
His two children
Equally emaciated, equally hungry
They feed on love
Love for each other
That is all they have left
But it has been three days
Since rations have arrived
Stolen no doubt
By the very people who
Are supposed to deliver them
Well, he reasons,
Maybe those people
Have more children than he
It is understandable
Anything is justified
When you are hungry
So he stands there
With his children
Silent.
whoa asmita.
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful.
although i'd personally envision more anger 'when you are hungry', its so.. hopeful, the way you put it.
beautiful.
-atulaa (whiff-of-magic.blogspot.com)
(istoolazytosignin)
thank ee :)
ReplyDeletereally well written... only one thin- guess its only me but somewhere in the middle it just seemed a little broken.. wrong word i know but tryin to figure out how to explain to u wat i mean.... dint seem to flow particularly well.. don think ull get wat i mean just tried though.. got it together by the endin..kickass endin!!
ReplyDeleteI know what u mean Div.. felt it too.. between the part where it is "For that is all they have left.." and "But it has been 3 days since rations arrived" right?
ReplyDeletebeautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteThe justification and the almost-easy acceptance are both heartbreaking. :(
Thanks Sush :):) :)
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