Bread Pillows

As I was baking up
my two bread pillows
for the night:
one for eating
one for dreaming on,

I was reminded that I once believed
I could see Jesus
in an eye-level knot
in a huge pine tree
near my parent’s house.

I was also reminded that I shared this notion
only with my immediate family
and was not
shamed

nor was the image of piney-Jesus
put on the local news
to inspire an equal amount
of wonder and ridicule.

as I buttered the bread pillow
I laughed to myself
thinking about
the benefits
of bettering yourself
over
the benefits
of buttering yourself.

In the morning
I realized maybe it would also be best
to eat the second bread pillow
for breakfast
to fill the stomach with dream food

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