The hungers of the hundreds at the gate

Taking the first line of the Master poet 'Anthony Burgess'...

'The hunger of the hundreds at the gate'......my on the spot poet challenge! 

The hunger of the hundreds at the gate

Manna in the wilderness to satiate,

Miraculously provided, I remember

Reading The Bible off late.

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The hunger of the hundreds at the gate

Vandalism has become the order of the day

Molten lava flows , like a venomous snake

Hissing and killing, hissing and killing

Emotions dead, rudderless is the fate

Oh youth of this country, you can make the change

Live and let live, make happiness the bait.

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The hunger of the hundreds at the gate

What a price nation has to pay

Internal strife, is holding stake

Our soldiers, the martyers

laying their lives, all in vain

Oh what a shame, what a waste

Families immersed in pain

Is life so cheap today?

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The hungers of the hundreds at the gate

Despondency looming, such is the fate.

Hey! Why play at the hands of fate,

Take charge, like a lighting brigade

Crossing milestones one by one

Do not fret, sunshine awaits

Let darkness cut a sorry face.

Kiren Babal

27.2 .2016