you are my meow
i have deep felines for you ~
you are purr awesome
I
Bread has an everyday demanding presence, not daily dough
But daily fare across the miles, across ancient ways and wonders
Built by bread in bellies of slaves and laborers: pyramids and others
II
These days, when I say bread, I think of communion
The first with Abraham, when Melchisadek met him near Mamre
Tithing came naturally to Abraham; Priest without beginning brought bread
III
Then Jesus reminded us that these were Christophanies, heralding Him
"The bread of God is he who comes from heaven to give life to the world"
The Gospel of John (6:33) and again, "I am the Bread of Life" (6:48)
IV
You see, Dear Hearts, beyond the staple, the ordinariness of bread (brown)
You practice: flour, oil, salt must be mixed well; use yeast (my sin upon Him)
You knead. Our need. Wait. Knead. Wait. Start fire. A sacrifice (Complete)
SMELL THE KNEADED BREAD
THE SWEET, SWEET BREAD
MIGHT THOSE WHO HUNGER
HUNGER NO MORE
THE YEASTY DOUGH'S
THAT FERMENTS
THE SWEET MOLASSES
THAT SHALL SWIRL WITHIN
KNEAD MY DOUGH'S
AND LET THEM RISE
KNEAD MY DOUGH'S
AND LET THEM RISE
BAKE THEM THAT ALL SHALL
HUNGER NO MORE
THEIR IS A FOUNTAIN FILLED
WITH LOVE
LOOSE ALL THY FITH AND STAINS
THE WATERS OF OF
THE FOUNTAIN MOIST
THEY SOFTEN THE THESE DRIED GROUNDED GRAINS
Sittting at a bus stop, noticed a guy rummaging
through the odds and ends of unfinished fags atop the bin
Stood up and offered half of my fags to him
Not because his need was greater
but because our needs should be the same
LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE YOU
THE SAME ONE WHO WISHES ME BEST
LOVE ME
LIKE I LOVE YOU
AND WE CAN HANDLE THE REST
FLOWER, FLOUR
DOE, DOUGH
ROE, ROW
SEW,SO
ORE,OR
WIND DEW WE EAT?
GO-GO
TOW,TOE
HOE,HO
BOUIS, BOUIS
WIND DEW, WE EAT?
REEDMEMBER, REMEMBER
SEED,SEE'D
DANG, DANG
DEW BOW DOLLSAY DANK
HE THANK SUM BODY FOR
DAT!
KNEAD,KNEAD
AH HOW I KNEAD YA
knead my beating heart
with gasps of longing whispers
turn off the alarm
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