Dinner With The Priest

Dinner With The Priest

A Poem by Earl Schumacker
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Always wash your feet before eating

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Dinner With The Priest

Always wash your feet before eating


All those shells you hide behind

Keep you in the empty womb

An egg with no arms to hug

No fingers to use the spoon

No soap to wash the sin away


Without them you lose yourself

More importantly, you lose supper

The closest cousin to love is food


Gossip can not be consumed

It is not a sweet pastry or cake

Not on the menu for today

Redemption has a bitter taste


Sins are like feathers in the wind

The priest orders you to catch them

Return them to the chicken, every one

Attach them back exactly to the bird

From where you plucked them firstly


Your original sin was to lie

Pray to the chicken for forgiveness

In their native language at lunch


Don't show your tongue in public

Words spoken wrongly don't come undone

You can not return them once they do harm

False ones against your neighbor don't return

Once the damage is done, lost in the wind


Words should not be taken lightly

As light as a feather from the skin

From innocent chickens sinless

Minding their own business


Sentiments should not be stiff

As stiff as a board with scorn

Lips should speak softly with truth

With the logic of gossip still born


Beg for forgiveness before dinner

The priest will understand if you are late

But don't forget the chicken and feathers

That would be a mistake



*Authors note: Remember to wash your feet before eating. That foot and words you eat may be your own if you go gossiping.

© 2018 Earl Schumacker


Author's Note

Earl Schumacker
*Authors note: Remember to wash your feet before eating. That foot and words you eat may be your own if you go gossiping.

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Added on October 15, 2018
Last Updated on October 15, 2018
Tags: gossip, food, sin, feathers, chicken

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Earl Schumacker
Earl Schumacker

Atlantic City, NJ



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B.A. Degree in Literature and Language. I enjoy writing short stories, poetry, novels and keeping up with new scientific discoveries. I enjoy philosophy and Art appreciation. more..

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