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The following poem was inspired by Dr. Jayne Shatz's artwork, The Empty Bowl, which appears on the Poetry X Hunger website--ART - Poetry X Hunger. The Bottom of the Bowl Hands wrap fingers as a feature frame on the braze bowl to hopefully feel full. Hunger has a sound heard by hearts hurting. Emptiness expands and elates the insides where life waits for food to leverage a weary wilderness. The bottom seems silent until a soul speaks to transform growls into growth. Smiles greet the belly when nourishment bakes bread beyond what a bowl holds within its base. May the world we live in strive to meet needs by delectable morsels and not memories of lack.  Traci Neal is a neurodivergent spoken word artist listed on Poets & Writers residing in Columbia, SC. She is featured in The New York Times, Mahogany (Hallmark) writing community, The Elevation Review, 1619 Speaks Anthology in 2023 (Sims Library of Poetry), and many other media publications. In 2023, she was a Pushcart Prize Nominee for The Elevation Review, longlisted for the African Diaspora Award with Kinsman Quarterly, the second-place poetry winner of the National Career Development Association, and the second-place poetry winner of the South Carolina Career Development Association. Neal uses her poetry platform to help bring awareness to non-profits in need worldwide.
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