church time

people that go
to church
like to tell you
that all the time.
i have church
on sunday.
wednesday, i'll be
at church.
i'm ringing the bells
in church
on friday.
i'm making a dish
of shepard's pie
for the pot luck
dinner.
we're lighting
candles on tuesday.
my church
is taking a trip
to china
to smuggle bibles
in. we're having
a food drive,
at my church.
i gave a can of
string beans.
the men's prayer
group is having a
pancake breakfast
at dawn on saturday,
you should come.
and when they've
finished telling you
about all the church
time that they spend,
they put their hands
on their hips, tilt
their heads and
say, so what church
do you go to.