soul food

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I declare I am an island
    
I will live on bread alone

no time will be spent
     with friends breaking bread

Just me
     myself
          and bread rolls

Was content in my own company
     stewed in my own soul

Till I became too comfortable
     and contempt grew strong
Ingrown.
    
     Your misery surely needs company
Said a voice wise in its hunger
     There are forces unseen that change our direction
In time a path is shown
    
     Forces unseen
nudge creatures to coalesce

     saint meets sufferer
a starved heart draws it's lover
     soft minds for the teacher
old friends come together

So there was I
     jammed in a cold hole
unexpectedly
     time reminded me
delivered food for my soul:
     familiar company
how did I forget the warmth
     grub amongst friends is so much more

For the occassion
     a toast to the newlys
Clink
     we laughed over stories

I chewed fish
     a fresh feast
the sun shone
     my heart beat

No longer surviving
     living not lacking
The laughter of old friends
     The joy of overcoming

The peace of understanding