Time To Eat

[favoritebean]

Jake simply wanted something to eat. He hadn't had a meal in days, and the pizza place on Colorado Boulevard offered pies the size of a dinner plate for six dollars. A thin crust with a simply salty tomato sauce topped with thinly grated mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. The pizzas were garnished with fresh basil leaves. Jake didn't really care

Comments

[grail76]

Powerful.

[favoritebean]

Thank you.

[adoptedwriter]

Poor guy! I hope he gets something to eat!

[favoritebean]

I hope he did too.

[eternal_ot]

My heart went out for Jake. Well -written. It hit the right notes for me.

[favoritebean]

Thank you for your kind comment. Los Angeles has always had a very large homeless population (with their own tent city even), and it's growing. It's really unfortunate.

[morettaallstar]

My heart aches for him. Very powerful.

[favoritebean]

Thanks. My heart aches too, honestly.

[rayaso]

Such a struggle, and so well presented! The contrast with the "have's" was excellent, and especially appropriate at Thanksgiving. It helps to humanize the people who ask for our help.

[favoritebean]

Thanks. LA has a very large homeless population that is only growing larger by the season. I think after a while, a lot of people just tune them out.