This is day 2 of the December Open Write with Dr. Sarah Donovan's Ethical ELA. Yes, I love these 5 Day interludes with poetry writing! Today's challenge was to write a poem about a journey. I had so many thoughts, journeys of all different types - cycles of life, actual trips, even going for a run...but I kept thinking about this long line of cars that I observe every Wednesday at a food bank near me...a line that has been getting progressively longer during this pandemic. This is the journey I decided to write about, out of sadness for this season of so many peoples' lives.
The Food Bank
all
down
the road
cars
backed up
stacked up
paused
one
after
another
traffic
blocked
seemingly
endless
relentless
line
feeling
crushed
stuck
barely
surviving
time
standing
still
nothing’s
fine
hope
depleting
slowly
incrementally
crawling
moving
trying
forward
seeking
needing
praying
desperately
gratefully
hungry
families
waiting
food
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