Black & White Photos

The Depression

The Depression of 1930's was taught to us by our families, their friends, neighbors,
& taught to us in school, books, movies, main street stores,
barber shops, bars, in essence, a little everywhere.
In Black & White photos, we saw
lines in faces,
pained, sunburned, gnarly starving hands holding lethargic starving babies,
Then later in life:
hoarding, saving, scrimping,
never enjoying,
joy could come later,
once you felt
satiety.