the sieve and the sand

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starvation

the wolf on raymond st

poetry

on raymond there is no
game to hunt

like chess you must
stay moves ahead

starvation cannot
get to you

if the families on raymond
push you out

just like any game
you make a move

and stay three
steps ahead

to win or otherwise
topple the king.

January 27, 2014 David X. Hugo Tagged chess, food, game, life, poem, poetry, starvation, wolf 1 Comment
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