{"id":1102,"date":"2022-11-16T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pensivejournal.com\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2022-11-14T22:01:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T03:01:41","slug":"come-to-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pensivejournal.com\/poetry\/come-to-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Come to the Table"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been given too much\u2014haven\u2019t I?<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve taken too much\u2014of course.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How many cups of coffee?<\/span><\/p>\n

How many gallons of gasoline?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How many cows and chickens and trees?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Flights to the other side of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feasts on every occasion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Warmth in every room.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dante says, \u201cYou, although free, are subject.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I pretend not to know it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I sleep in the habits of comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is past time to wake up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Past time to abstain,<\/span><\/p>\n

to be a little hungry,<\/span><\/p>\n

a little cold and grateful<\/span><\/p>\n

for the modest gifts of the hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You are not a god, you American.<\/span><\/p>\n

You are not special, human of the new century.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of billions here now,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

of more billions behind you\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

and more billions ahead, all traipsing\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

under the same delicate atmosphere,<\/span><\/p>\n

subject to the same finitudes.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Submit graciously to the limits of the earth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Come to the table of brotherhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Look into the eyes of your ancestors,<\/span><\/p>\n

and the eyes of your countless descendants.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Celebrate with them,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

break bread with them,<\/span><\/p>\n

drink the cold water of wisdom<\/span><\/p>\n

from the underground rivers of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You need less than you think.<\/span><\/p>\n

A portion of soup,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

a portion of laughter,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

a song to sing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Come to the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here there is joy to be had, and nourishment<\/span><\/p>\n

to remind you of your earliest days,<\/span><\/p>\n

when your mother provided all in abundance.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Yes, come to the table now.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no time to waste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone is waiting for you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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