Hungry Corner
Welcome to Hungry Corner
Where it is not unusual
For pot bellied children
To cry themselves to sleep
Dreaming of sun dried fish and rice
Welcome to Lonely Corner
Where no one ever smiles
Welcome to Hungry Corner
Where old men fill
Their empty bowls with culture
Together with their collective saliva
They drool and dream of a yesterday long gone
Welcome to Hungry Corner
Where the impossible is possible
And everything will inevitably turn out wrong
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Author:
Neville (
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A thoughtful write Neville.
Meanwhile - what's going on? You was thirsty, now you is hungry?! heehee.
Thank you for visiting these words.. the inspiration for Hungry Corner stems from a time when I used to hand my daily bowl of boiled rice out to those who were starving as I made my way along the Senne Gambia Highway toward Kerr Serrin and the Tanka Tanka Hospital... N
I understand N. Terrible still in this day and age.
It's a crazy comment I've added from my (non-existent) book 'Meanwhile - 1,001 notes of nuttiness'.
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A strange and sad place rises from your poignant description today Nev - - named and shamed these conditions where yesterday means more than tomorrow and no energy to sway away from a perceived culture. The read leaves food for much thought on how to force change.......... x
Thank you for considering these words Fay... Yes.. much change is indeed needed but I fear even now in the 21st Century, it will take a very long time... I am seriously thinking of returning to Africa later this year and trying to do my bit again..... N
Your kind heart shows through these thoughts for the future Nev. Time has it own pace and slow the wheels turn toward others less fortunate even in this favoured land. - - May blessings go with you should you be able to do that dear friend. Meanwhile warm thanks for bringing to notice real needs out there. I have long association with Plan International in adopting a child and becoming a friend by writing etc.
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There is hungry corner and hungry corner. Several completely differing places. For one exists where real hunger kills people and beasts. Another exists in the mind of the needy. Well fed and cosseted can still be needy and hungry for something missing. Finally there is need in the desperate, a need never satisfied and as you write, everything will turn out wrong.
I try to get into the mental pictures given to me when i read poetry like this. Life has some sad jumbles beyond comprehension and i think hungry corner leads your reader into them if they are prepared to look.
Thank you for considering these words, I am most grateful to you for the visit and your impression... Neville
We see, we hear, we momentarily convulse
But only momentarily
For the tragedy is playing out tooooo often
We have chosen to become oblivion to its causes
yes indeed.. many are blinded by the root cause of certain problems facing our species... others are fearful of speaking out or taking any form of action to address many such problems.. thank you for visiting these words... N
May those hungry corners soon be filled with nourishment for all.
What a nice thought GF60.. Many thanks my friend.. Neville
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