A Haiku Duet

Black balloon bellies…
Sunken red orbs peering out:
Visions of hunger… 

Tables are sagging,
Loaded with spoiled surplus food:
Empty stomachs growl…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
March 8, 2019 at 10:59 AM
Wow Powerful poetry, Millard.
Lowe Avatar
March 8, 2019 at 11:11 AM
Line, thanks for the read and feedback. We can not allow this condition to continue. Peace and Love, Millard Lowe
Allison Avatar
March 8, 2019 at 10:29 AM
very well penned Millard there is such contrast between the haves and the have nots and the imagery especially in the first stanza is very thought provoking, I never thought we would see the day that we have foodbanks on our own little Island:-( hugs jan xx
Lowe Avatar
March 8, 2019 at 11:14 AM
Jan, thanks for the read and comments. There but for the Grace of God, could be any one of us. How can there so much food waste with so many starving people among us? Peace and Love, Millard Lowe
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