Thirst and Hunger

Thirsty people pushes on hungry people who stands up with his food trying to orderly use it. But thirst cannot be won by anything else than pure water and pure water is missing. Hungry people, on the other end, knows well that one cannot survive of bread alone. It is a tragedy which goes beyond any hope. Better than many words are only few Better than words is intuition thought Not all we see as picture is for true To other things my mind is thus brought. An image of poor world instantly I see Looking for food and water all around This pushes strongly what struggles me Poverty is slavery and everywhere is found. Bread isn’t enough to win the human need There must be else for worth life receive To a deepest culture man must then accede And a spiritual poetry should too conceive. Thirst needs good water, not a fancy drink For simple habits help to poverty overcome This naive rule forces us to strongly think That a real equality of beings has to come. for Ekphrasis Contest 01