Hunger

The  scorching  sun  sends its  penetrative  rays, 
And  the  uninvited  hunger pangs  inveighs, 
The  belly always  being  ungrateful, 
It forgets  the  previous  favours  when idle. 

Here  comes  another hunger,  hunger for  power, 
Many  have  fallen for  its  banter, 
Always  ending  up  on  the  wrong  side  of  mantle, 
Truncating  their stories  to  a  tattle. 

There  also  comes  a  hunger for  success, 
It  sends  the  body  to  incandesce, 
Prompting  every mortal frame  to  seek education, 
Sometimes  I  wish you  had  a  button. 

They  say  “a  hungry man is  an angry man”, 
Hunger  stretches  to  its  constituents  like  a  clan, 
And  drags  along  with it  malevolence, 
No  matter  the  form,  hunger  is  an uninvited  nuisance.



27/02/2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Zungu Avatar
May 25, 2017 at 8:36 AM
I bow to this punch line"hunger is an uninvited nuisance" well said
Otieng Avatar
July 8, 2017 at 3:44 PM
Thanks Bongani.
Eruteya Avatar
March 1, 2017 at 3:28 AM
Nice work here, Samuel Otieng. Was just smiling at some point because of the reality of the theme.
Otieng Avatar
March 2, 2017 at 3:55 AM
Thank you.
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