Soupness
Thank you for the soupness
Offered here to the community
I felt the ingredients of kindness
Carefully measured in vegan fluidity
I could have made my own
Or taken some out of the freezer
Or brought the take out home
Or wrestled with a crowd pleaser
Yet the need to feed my crew
EVERY single night of the week
Has slowly simmered to brew
As a reduction sauce for me to tweak
I could have served many bowls
To unhoused, as I often would
I could have brought casseroles
On a meal train, as I often should
Yet to RECEIVE a bowl of soupness
Made with love by another
Simply for being in my humanness
Was a sacred gift like no other
“Better to give than to receive”
May be the cliche, the right way
Yet to receive in blessed humility
To nourish bodies in community
Feeds the need for a Soulful Way
Thank you for the soupness
Offered in community for all to nestle
Here on a given Friday, the paperness
Of bowl in my hands, became a sacred vessel
Feeling on my upturned palms, warmness
I touched into belonging at the Universal Table
In Gratitude, Blessed be.
