Bread of Life

Christians flock into their churches,
travelers hit the road

Searching for what’s beyond their view
in spirit overload

To leave behind the past imprisoned,
stilted and controlled

The blacktop chanting “come what may”
—a eucharistic whole 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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