The Dreaded Beasts Of Hunger

The shattering roar
of the Lion.

The maniacal laughter
of Hyenas.

Those claws that catch,
Those jaws that snatch,
for food.

Beware the hunger, my friend.
The twisting of minds,
The warping of fate.

For the hunger approaches
with eyes of flame,
devouring the essence of self.

We are no different
from the beasts we fear.
Divided by hunger,
soon to be near.

For what is society,
with hunger inside?
A terrible beast
feared by all humankind.

The fattened ones feast,
while the skinny ones crawl,
gnawing on scraps
if they get any at all.

Like lions hoarding,
like vultures who sneer,
the strong take their fill
while the weak disappear.

This poem first appeared in West Side Campaign Against Hunger.

BIO: Frank Lin is a seventh-grade student at Hunter Campus High Schools who likes art and writing, and in general, stories, whether they be comics or long essays of information.

The Food Pantry

The line out the door __________________________________________
Was oh so looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong
The wait







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Looked hard. Sad too.
The people who came in just needed more.
One asked for a milk
One asked for veggies
But they all looked hungry.
People of all kinds came together in the cold
To share food with people that don’t have a ton
These are the helpers that we need to see.
They are the example we need to follow.
The problem of hunger that is happening now
Is one of the simplest problems of all.
There are problems like politics and war
How can we solve the hardest problems
When we cannot solve the simplest?
I know you will not pay much heed
To the words I am saying.
But I want you to know
I tried.

​This poem first appeared in West Side Campaign Against Hunger.

BIO: Ceci is a student at Speyer Legacy School. She enjoys giving back to her community volunteering at food pantries and a community garden. She was recently a finalist in WSCAH's Writing Against Hunger Contest. She also enjoys artistic swimming and is a passionate reader.