AN UNFORGIVING HUNGER I – Poetic Koncept

There is hunger-

A vicious, unforgiving hunger

It’s not that I don’t fantasize about theft also,

or dream of breaking the law,

or slipping into the shadows,

joining the darkness that

promises an easy way out.

I think of committing deep sin also,

of selling my soul for a taste of what I crave

of doing the worst,

just to make the ache stop-

Absolutely, I do.

But then, there’s something that holds me back-

A privilege-

Not of wealth or comfort

but of understanding

the morals and rules of life

that keep me from becoming

the very thing I fear.

Yet still, there is hunger –

A quiet reminder.

Written by

Yaa Walker

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