Food Insecurity is a Bitch
It’s Friday with both clouds
and no clouds, i.e. blue sky
in constant motion. Last night
the wind blew sideways, as did rain-shafts.
Everyone was cold. I handed out
lettuce, apples, plums, lemons
and more, rolling in and out with the raucous gusts.
Last night I wanted to give everyone
warm coats, although the children didn’t seem to mind,
running and laughing and splashing,
rescuing a bit of our souls. Today
is calm, but I haven’t forgotten hunger.
I haven’t forgotten my unruly rage.
Mercedes Lawry’s most recent book is Small Measures from ELJ Editions. She’s also published Vestiges from Kelsay Books, three chapbooks and poems in journals such as Nimrod and Alaska Quarterly Review. Additionally, she’s published short fiction as well as stories and poems for children.
