Sarah MacIntosh Raw

It is easy to be generous When there is surplus But oh oh oh How the hands clench In scarcity Real Or only Perceived to be

It is easy to be patient You know Slow to anger Or anxiousness When what you desire Isn’t threatened Or Changing Always Just Out of reach

So, Don’t preach at me You full-bellied Well-dressed white man Who never knew What emaciation is

Because the kids and I do And believe us

Raw Sarah MacIntosh

It is a display of great Generosity And patience That we haven’t Stolen, killed, or destroyed you yet No, We haven’t traded tit for tat

But oh oh oh We are ever so Hungry So tired of being teased Always feasting on Your fumes Your crumbs Your pre-chewed things To quiet our bellies

But mother can only watch Their children starve And weep For so long And you smell like meat

Please Oh please Don’t make a wolf out of me