hunger
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Real Hunger
The starvingknow real hungeropens the tall doorsto the banquet hall. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Diet
The ego hungers,gorging itselfon what feeds its insecurity. Why are we starvingin a worldabundantwith beauty and benevolence? Stop bingeing on nothing, and the ego dies; the real you finally lives, nourished by what matters. This is a dietto die for. Text and… Continue reading
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Lent
L is for the lunch nobody packed for me;E is for the emptiness, not only of my stomach, but of my future;N is for the nourisment I lack, physically, emotionally;T is for the traffic flying past this… Continue reading
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The Hungry Ghosts
The hungry ghostsenter our homesafter the light dimsafter our eyes closeafter our souls set. The hungry ghostsfeast on the remainsof our day's banquet: burned toast, misplaced attention, unseen beauty, hoarded mercy. The hungry ghostsare those of uswho starved to deathseated at the feast.They leave… Continue reading
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A Billion People
A billion peoplelive on less than a dollar a day,and we're arguing aboutgay marriage. My God, my God,why have we forsaken you? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading