THE NEXT SUPPER
By Faye-Chantelle Mondesir
To sit with the aged, the wise, the endured
Old souls, sages, dreamers, positive thinkers
Optimists, the gifted, rich-spirited
To learn, be educated, become enlightened
I want to sit with the broken-spirited
The broken-hearted, down trodden
The oppressed, the downcast and ostracised
To comfort, soothe, pacify, reassure
Give strength, hope and life!
To sit with gossipers, tale-bearers,
Strife-makers, critics, the judgmental
Presumptuous, persecutors, accusers
Oppressors, black-hearted, envious
Haters and pessimists is but my desire
If their lives I can impact in a meaningful way
To transform them for the better
Offer a different view of existence
A renewed perspective and lease on life
In essence, we can dine with people
But we choose who we sup with
And if the next supper can save a soul
Then by all means go on and make reservations!
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