I Am Hungry
I am hungry,
Like a matchbox girl in December,
Threadbare and falling apart,
Shivering as I stand alone.
I am hungry,
Like a teenage girl in front of a mirror,
Pinching her skin and breathing in,
Begging herself to be pretty.
I am hungry,
Like a stray dog in a blinding city,
Fighting for scraps amongst my kind,
Hoping to make it one more night.
I will always be hungry,
Like a matchbox girl,
Like a starving teen,
Like a stray dog.
I will always be hungry,
Shivering as I stand alone,
Begging myself to be pretty,
Hoping to make it one more night.
I will always be hungry,
Until I breath my final breath,
Until I avoid my last meal,
Until I fight my last fight.
Copyright © Flynn Bates | Year Posted 2024
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