Day-old Bread Some say poetry is like bread that it feeds the soul but oftentimes that’s not enough! It’s been proved that children cannot learn on empty stomachs. Look at all the underperforming schools in our country. Breakfast should be the first lesson of each day. Followed by lunch and an afternoon snack before dismissal. Feeding tubes for the dying force people to live sometimes against their will but usually not for long. And although there are no feeding tubes for the living, one meal can make the difference between life and death for so many. Yet while people die of starvation each day thousands of pounds of food are discarded on a daily basis in this affluent country of ours. Shame on me! Shame on you! Shame on all of us who turn up our noses at leftovers and day-old bread that like poetry can feed thousands. Maritza Rivera (Montgomery County, MD) is a Puerto Rican poet and Army veteran who has been writing poetry for over 40 years. She is the creator of Blackjack poetry and hosts the Mariposa Poetry retreat. Maritza aka Mariposa is the author of About You, A Mother’s War, 21: Blackjack Poems, and the Blackjack Poetry Playing Cards.
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