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2022 A piece of steak, a prostitute, the penthouse Dystopia, polluted planet, hunger Soylent green is people. Feeding at its most macabre Click to hear the poet read the poem.  I am a physician in San Diego, CA, spent my career dedicated to HIV. To bring compassion and caring, and listening into my medical practice, I am using poetry with my patients and their families. I have traveled over 60 years to 6 contients. These experiences inspire prose and poetry that I am starting to submit to publish.
8 Comments
9/27/2022 01:56:19 pm
Joe, You never cease to amaze me with your passion - for people, for human rights and now to share messages in your poetry. Thank you for you!
Tony Alexander
9/29/2022 12:48:43 pm
Very moving i loved it. Im a big fan of soylent green. One of my favorite movies
Dianne Benko
10/1/2022 01:44:30 pm
I’ve never seen Soylent Green, but your poem awakens many images for me. I like the word “steak” in the first line, “hunger” in the middle and “Feeding” in the last line that naturally circles back to the beginning of the poem. A chapeau! My hat is off to you!
Grace
10/4/2022 06:54:03 pm
Beautiful poem. I’m going to have to see the movie so I can make the connection.
Debbie
10/4/2022 07:23:46 pm
Very interesting. I have not seen the movie, but it inspired you in a special way to bring awareness.
Teri
10/10/2022 10:10:37 am
A vivid glimpse of sci-fi hell. Left me speechless
Shawn OLeary
3/16/2026 01:54:22 am
I've stopped caring about the globle's hungry. I gave up in my 40s when I toured India, then San Diego. So many hungry, I became hungry midlife.I lost any hope from my youth that human beings with food will permanently share with those without. Dr. Joe Caperna hasn't burned out. He cares. He feeds his patients with HIV like me the emotional and medical food we need. He has grown into a master of the healing arts and sciences, listening for my deepest hungers. Then, beyond the prescription pad, he cajoles me with a brief vision of what might lead me to greater joy. Leave a Reply. |
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