sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Famine
The Black Horse.
image by dsnake1,
generated on a game console with SoulCalibur V
sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Famine
the ones with the means have so foolishly feed me
but i cannot get fat
instead the bellies of the children are bloated
their ribs poked at skin
eyes blank as wasteland their spirits cracked
as the ground at their feet.
2014
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SoulCalibur V is a copyrighted video game published by Namco Bandai Games.
As many as 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021.
- UN WHO Report
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2023
generated on a game console with SoulCalibur V
sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Famine
the ones with the means have so foolishly feed me
but i cannot get fat
instead the bellies of the children are bloated
their ribs poked at skin
eyes blank as wasteland their spirits cracked
as the ground at their feet.
2014
****
SoulCalibur V is a copyrighted video game published by Namco Bandai Games.
As many as 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021.
- UN WHO Report
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2023
Labels: fantasy, sijo, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, video game
posted by dsnake1 at 12:02 AM
9 Comments:
Ooh, that's some very graphic imagery!
We're not in famine here yet, but I know many people are not getting enough to eat as the cost of living rises.
This is excellent - the numbers on global starvation are scary as is the ever-growing inequality. I want to read this whole series together once it's done.
Famine can't get fat but it's obviously well fed...
Rosemary,
Thank you!
yes, quite graphic. :)
Rajani,
Thank you!
The numbers are quite scary.
Well, there's only one more 'episode' :)
Priscilla,
Thank you!
It looks like that way... :(
Rosemary, our cost of living is rising over here too... :(
Famine is a terrible thing, especially when one thinks about how unfairly food is distributed. The few get so much, and so many get not enough.
Your poem's imagery really relates the horror.
Thank you, Magaly.
yes, one gets mad because of the inequality. And the wastage of food. :(
Very sad. Your poem is visually evocative.
Thank you, magiceye! :)
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