I choose to sit
at the feast table
with you,
even if we be enemies,
friends, on opposite sides,
with grievances,
even hate.

I choose to sit and enjoy
the bounty of this earth
that keeps us both alive.

I will share with you all
that’s good to eat and drink,
and we will smile,
laugh and raise our
glasses to this strange thing
called life.

 

9/3/2024