Five Loaves and Two Fish
I want to feed
Four or five thousand
Yet the bread is
A rock I've commanded
And kneeled down
To
I want to cast
The net down and
Hoist up a supply
Of fish to feed,
Yet the net
Had been worn and
Broken from the
Shark
I have found
Five loaves
And I have found
Two fish,
Yet I haven't
Found the hands
Needed to praise
The heavens, so
As to break them
And multiply
I've found money
In my pocket,
Yet I'm not supposed
To bring it, but
Everything in the market
Is pleasing to look at
The bread in the
Market looks
Stale, moldy, and
Unpleasant to eat,
The fish seems to
Be covered in worms
But beyond the
Mold and worms
Lies a king
On a throne,
And I watch
The peasant boy
Take the loaves
In
As though the
Loaves and fish were
Abandoned dogs,
He runs, he eats,
And wears the sun,
Glowing, walking
With a King's gait
While I lie underneath
The table, eating his
Crumbs
Toiling but never
Earning, only
Eating thorns as
The fruit of my labor,
Watching the pigs
Feast with a fatted calf
And vats of wine,
While I search, but I
No longer find
Five loaves and
Two fish.
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