The Flyer by Sistah Joy

Grocery giveaway
Free food for elderly
Please bring a bag
A neighbor handed it to her
At the bank
It lay on her kitchen table
For two weeks
Before she taped it
To the closed kitchen cabinet
Doors hide more than empty shelves
Even more than empty stomachs
Today pride took a step
To the back burner
Potatoes, carrots and onions
Simmer on her stove once again
Pots boil freely
As aromas rise
She dries her hands
On her apron
Before picking up the phone
Time to place a thank you call
To a neighbor
 (c) By J. Joy ‘Sistah Joy’ Matthews Alford

Sistah Joy was appointed as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Prince George's County, Maryland on September 18, 2018. since 2003, Sistah Joy is known for messages of social consciousness, inspiration and empowerment.  She has blazed literary trails for over 25 years through her impassioned activist poetry. In 2002 she received the Poet Laureate Special Award from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities “for her outstanding contributions to the art of poetry in Washington, DC.”  ​

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