Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Mr. Famine, You Have No Shame

"...why do you deceive yourself...?"

Mr. Famine, You Have No Shame

The ominous voices of the vexed vendors echo: oh, big bulgy man,
one foolish day, you’ll face the full fury of the famished in person.
You fool, fly and flaunt in filched firmaments of fortune and fame
in a foamy, clumsy and flimsy fashion without a modicum of shame.
Mr. Famine, why do you deceive yourself and think that forged wealth
doesn’t stink in cursed cases? A pitiful purveyor of poverty. Not health!
The incensed youth join in: cruel crook, you cook hunger that’s draining.
A nauseating seed shoots. We call out greed. Brutal bug that’s ruining!
You and your head, penalty kicks, miskicks and bids have been nothing
else but a series of scams, humps and hemorrhages. Are we something?







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