POEM

By VVAW

From "The 1st Casualty" - Volume 2, number 1 (July 1972)

i was hungry and

you blamed it on the

communists

i was hungry and you

circled the moon

i was hungry and you

told me to wait

i was hungry and you

set up a commission

i was hungry and you said,

"so were my ancestors"

i was hungry and you said,

"we don't hire over 35"

i was hungry and you said,

"God helps those...."

i was hungry and you told me

i shouldn't be

i was hungry and you told me

machines do that work now

i was hungry and you

had napalm bills to pay

i was hungry and you said,

"the poor are always with us"

Lord,

when did we see you hungry?

Matthew 25:37