Poem by Ryan Gibbs

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Food Shortage

corralled by crates
till inside number
reaches fifty
signal given
carts driven
on great race
to gather up
troves in bulk
new lineup
new panic
did I purchase enough?
return tomorrow
to replenished shelves

*first published in March 2020: A COVID-19 Anthology (2020) by 845 Press.

Ryan Gibbs is an English professor who lives in London, Canada. His over forty poems have appeared in journals and anthologies in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Malta, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. His children’s poetry has been included in the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness. Twitter: @RyanGibbsWriter

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