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

Giving People

"...a hidden taking of your essence..."

Giving People

Insidious invaders
giving themselves
doing your bidding

Answering your call
at all hours
of the day and night

Every giving
a hidden taking
of your essence
leached away
gift by gift

Until you
cannot live
without
the
giver






Article © Frederick Foote. All rights reserved.
Published in the June 12, 2017 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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