Chloe Campbell

My Hungry Disposition

by Chloe Campbell

I am smart and quiet I am forever hungry and smart I wonder what I should eat when I get home

I hear some music and it's so-so

I see school girls hitting the woah I want Popeye’s but they're too slow I am forever hungry and smart

I pretend I'm full when I could go for another bite I feel so warm like I have touched the light I touch my stomach and had a small fright I worry there is no more food I cry because my worry came true I am forever hungry and smart

I understand that I exaggerate I say "Give me my meal, with no malice or hate" I dream about my love of food I try to share that dream, but with whom? I hope to diet but that's a stretch

I try to eat salads but I can only wretch

I am forever hungry and smart

The Faithful Roots of Rain

by Chloe Campbell

I am from the refrigerator From face wash and Dove Sensitive Skin I have rooms, a kitchen and bathrooms. I am from the feel of carpets The aloe vera plant I have The trees outside my home The pollens that chase me Oh how I wish they’d leave me alone.

I am from the sunday feasts and the monday leftovers From my often used pore strips and face masks I’m from my mom and my dad And from winter barrels

I am from the “sitting too close the TV screen is bad for you” And “Carrots are good for your eyes” And “never say never” And from summer shopping in winter I’m from America and Jamaica at the same time Stewed peas and various soups From my mom falling out of a tree when she was a kid She never got hurt though! From photo albums And photos of my family on the wall