have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough
of contempt.
Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud." Psalm 123:3-4
Holy One:
they think they will be able
to get us to eat only at the place
where one can gorge on all
the contempt you can eat for one price,
and the desserts are slathered
with rich bittercream icing, but
we will continue to show up at your diner
where the formica top is probably
as old as you are, the cracked leather
seats are patched with duct tape
and the weary waitress, Holly Spirit,
knows us all so well, bringing us
our usual orders of hope and grace,
slices of justice with mercy's marmalade,
and free refills on cups of compassion
so we can go out into each day
doing all we can to put the Bitter Buffet
out of business as quickly as possible.
(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman
Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
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