The Belly of the City

by Peter Addo



No need to speculate on the causes

Neglect exposes the corridors of the mind

No wonder crude images prevail with no accuracy about the poor

The homeless with no responsibility

Government supper, private food, drink, and shelter

Never a responsibility to either the giver or the receiver

Is this the nature of man, his built, of freedom and of God?

Without a theory that transforms; we give and receive in vain

To transform them into nameless nomads

In the belly of the city.


The Belly of the City by Peter Addo

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