Hunger - Fasting
The other evening a small group of us reflected on hunger and fasting for lent, and I wrote this piece about different hungers:
Hunger is drowning in a lake
surrounded by water,
yet still thirsting
Hunger is filling the void within
with the bad; abundant food that is all around
Hunger is looking in all the wrong places
over and over again
Hunger is being surrounded by people
yet feeling alone
Hunger is not caring for yourself
yet indulging the self
Hunger is having to know,
and forgetting to trust
Hunger is without gratitude
and eternally grasping
Hunger is a clenched fist
with white knuckles
and a palm hidden in the dark
Hunger is too much
and not enough
Hunger is drowning in a lake
surrounded by water,
yet still thirsting
Hunger is filling the void within
with the bad; abundant food that is all around
Hunger is looking in all the wrong places
over and over again
Hunger is being surrounded by people
yet feeling alone
Hunger is not caring for yourself
yet indulging the self
Hunger is having to know,
and forgetting to trust
Hunger is without gratitude
and eternally grasping
Hunger is a clenched fist
with white knuckles
and a palm hidden in the dark
Hunger is too much
and not enough