the blessing of hunger

to know

lack is a blessing.

to be hungry,

to be penniless,

to be threadbare

with holes in your

shoes

is golden.

to sleep on a hard

shared bed,

to be cold

in winter,

to be without a fan

in summer,

to eat

every meal

at the small table

in the kitchen,

not asking what,

but when.

all blessings. all lessons

learned,

with wisdom

arriving

when at last it ends.