I Remain
These days I stay
Hungry
Not so far from
Starving
All knots and gnawing
I keep myself
Burning
No chewing just
Churning
All hips and ribs
Thick skin nonnexistent
Biting
Only backbone
No clean plate
But slating
So all I taste is drive to be
Alive
And waiting
Until my next real meal
These days I will, I will
Remain
Unsated
-a.r.
Painting by Leila Ataya
sometimesihatemycat 
In some ways a shame
In some ways, yes…and yet I am ever hopeful…even if only a little.
Then I will hope a little on your behalf
And I will accept it graciously and gratefully. 😌