Whilst I <br />Don my apron you shed your clothes <br />Whilst I <br />Enter the kitchen you enter your bedroom <br />Whilst I <br />Turn on the cooker you turn off the light <br />Both of one world, one earth, one soil, one creator <br />Whilst I <br />Prepare the feast <br />You lay yourself down <br /> <br /> <br />Another night of sleep on an empty stomach <br />Hunger gnaws away at your insides <br />Whilst tears <br />Burn away at my eyes <br />Whilst you close yours to another night <br />Mine has just begun <br />How can a morsel of food pass my lips <br />Knowing that you sleep one more night without <br />Guilt consumes me <br />I call myself your sister <br />Yet you my brother suffer <br />One of life’s many injustices <br />Tell me what to do <br />Share your burden <br />Let me bear it with you <br />You say thank the lord for your blessings <br />But how? <br />For it is not a blessing that you go without and I enjoy <br /> <br /> <br />Whilst my little ones <br />Clutter my kitchen <br />Emptiness surrounds you <br />Mama! Mama! Mama! They cry <br />Like each meal is their last <br />Whilst my beloved <br />Watches with love in his eyes <br />Hungrily awaiting the treasures that I prepare <br />Awaiting his next meal <br />You pray for just one <br />And I…. <br />Think of you <br />My heart sinks deeper <br />Till it feels like it’s drowning in misery and helplessness <br />Whilst you… <br />My brother sink deeper into sleep <br />Hunger fills your empty stomach with just <br />Another night<br /><br />Lilac Wine<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hunger-fills-your-empty-stomach-with-just-another-night/