the church restaurant

there was a restaurant

in Norfolk, Virginia, 

made from

of an old church.

the steeple still there,

the stained glass

windows.

the food was good.

the seafood,

the steaks,

the pasta.

but it was all about the bread.

the sweet breads.

that's what brought them

in, and us too,

hungry from the beach.

i can still taste it in

my mouth,

the warm slices, soft

in the middle,

the crunch of crust,

a pad of butter

melting within.

it was easy to praise

the Lord when we went

there.

more bread, bring more.

it's not a sin.