America
Where chubby children hang from monkey bars,
where flaws and cullite magically disappear through makeup and photo editing.
Where the trickery and mockery never stop and weightloss overpowers hunger.
Food: Available, avoided, or addicted.

Africa
Where children run bare backed and broken bodied,
where starvation overtakes, losing the battle against malnutrition.
Where food, scarce to none, leave heavy hearts hopeful and stomachs empty.
Food: Desired, dreamed, or defeated.

World
Where food could be generously given and received,
where humans are bloated from chips and cookies, or puking insecure skeletons.
Where sullen, sunken in faces and ribs protrude and stomachs shrink.
Food: Loved, likened, or longed.