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" I hold my honey and I store my bread
In little jars and cabinets of my will.
I label clearly, and each latch and lid
I bid, Be firm till I return from hell.
I am very hungry. I am incomplete.
And none can tell when I may dine again. "

Gwendolyn Brooks , Selected Poems


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Gwendolyn Brooks quote : I hold my honey and I store my bread <br />In little jars and cabinets of my will. <br />I label clearly, and each latch and lid <br />I bid, Be firm till I return from hell. <br />I am very hungry. I am incomplete. <br />And none can tell when I may dine again.