Fear and uncertainty
Hang heavy on the air
Like pollution
Clogging the lungs
Of industry
When does it end
The days drag on
Reason is shut down
Order is in ruin
Everything that once was
Is now gone
Fading rapidly
In the memory of sanity
When does it end
Hunger settles in
A ravening bird
Folding its wings
Contentedly
Too comfortable
In our bellies
We ration
We fill our cupboards
Leaving bellies empty
Carefully
Like a tightrope walker
Across a bed of glass
Food insecurity
Already a familiar guest
At our tables
Now an intruder
That we can't make leave
And still we ration
Not sure if that little
Tiny
Bit of hope
Will come through
Next time
When does it end
But are we alone
In this dance
Of uncertainty
Who's going to work today
With no pay to bring home
To hungry baby birds
With mouths open wide
Begging for a scrap
Hoping
For just a
Single
Drop
Of milk
Who is facing eviction
Whose children will go without
Who stands in soldarity with us
Lacking
Unwillingly sacrificing
For a fruitless, silly cause
How long do these days
Drag on
When does it end
Will I be homeless tomorrow
When does it end
Will I go hungry when my rations run dry
When does it end
Will I be evicted
When does it end
Will I lose my only means of survival
When does it end
Do you care who you hurt
When does it end
Will the certainty
Promised to me
Be taken away
When does it end
Will the protection
Of being American
Desert me
When does it end
When
Does
It
End
While somewhere
In alabaster halls
With gilded plates
And sparkling chandeliers
A fat, hateful man
The one responsible
For this uncertainty
Serves McDonald's
To his guests
Deluded to believe
It's some grand gesture
While the rest of us look on
Wishing we could afford
Even one
Single
Hamberder
About the Creator
A. R. Ambrosi
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