Waiting

They’re waiting in line for bread again.

A soft breeze blows the chalky dust across the busy street.

Everyone is in rags, filth dripping from the old garments.

A cough echoes through the line and it emanates into every hungry soul.

Buried deep in the bread line is a little boy with a torn cap.

He holds his mother’s hand, his weak grip loosening with every minute.
 

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