The Hungry Years

Cherry

By mcscraic

Sat, 22 Jul 2023
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The Hungry  Years  - By Paul McCann 

 

So many alleyways so many  streets ,

so many places , no one ever eats .

 

Corner shop cafes , coffee and sweet treats.

The cost of living ; many empty seats .

 

Suffering silence , no one ever speaks  .

Takeaway food that no one ever keeps .

 

Here in a place , where days turn into weeks ,

tears for all the years , where nobody weeps .

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Certificate 12
Poem
poemsbypaulmccann
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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

yes, seems true. 

 

Submitted by mcscraic on

Thanks for the message Celticman .
It's sad to say but yes it's true . That Hunger feeling Celticman 
The dream of one potato or going through garbage bins looking a feed ,

going to sleep with your stomach making noises and waking up to the same.

Kind regards 

Paul

 

 

 

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Near where I live a man would look through the bins in the street for something to eat every morning.

Covid came along so we weren't allowed out. For a few months nobody looked in the bins.

Now we're 'back to normal' there are four or five people looking in those same bins for food every morning.

 

A great poem!

Good on you.

Turlough

Submitted by mcscraic on

Your a great observer , Life is full of stories if you have time  look .

I love this short study you told .

Thsnks for sharing Turlough .

Kind regards 

Paul