Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HUNGER, by HERMAN FORD MARTIN


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HUNGER, by                    
First Line: I have known hunger
Last Line: But he is crucified.
Subject(s): Crucifixion; Hunger; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion


I have known hunger,
But not for bread;
And He knew hunger too,
But He is dead.

Hunger for beauty,
Love . . . O Lonely One,
For your heart-breaking hunger --
Stone!

Thirsty, I drank
Tears from a broken jar:
He, on the bloody cross,
Gall and vinegar.

Hunger and thirst,
Impassioned pride,
He understood --
But He is crucified.





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