Minefields

  Yes, we’ve absolutely entered a minefield, yet another minefield. We’ve been walking around in minefields since the day we begged to differ. Now we beg to be done with this, to just all be the same, accept everything, except … Continued

Heaven Forbid

Heaven forbid we share and feed.People will think we’re a charity.Heaven forbid that word get out.People will think that’s what we’re about. Heaven forbid we give food away.People might come, and then they might stay.And helping them out would be … Continued

Summer Solstice

The longest day of the year.The shortest night.I think of those whose days are filled with fear,their dark with fright,so no matter where the earth does turn,they cannot win.Oh Lord, please give this eartha brand new spin.

Good For Us

Being hungry is good for us.For us, it means it’s time to eat.For us, it means we might lose something that we don’t want anyway.For us, it means the food will taste that much better.For others, it means that there … Continued

Go Big or Go Home

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You win some, you lose some,most of us go on with either.We say, “Go big or go home,”but some can go neither.It’s not that they’re afraid to take a risk.they’ve just got nothing left to lose,no goods left to proffer,no … Continued