COME TO THE TABLE
This work has needed doing
This work has needed doing
There have already been others doing it
You may be joining just now
but you are welcome here
Come to the table
and see how old it is
See the nicks and scratches,
gouges and splinters,
knots and holes
and chipped off edges
Acknowledge these and remember
that you are welcome here
Look at the smooth places,
the polish, the varnish,
the grain, the stain
the way parts are patched
and joined
and mended
The care with which it was made and maintained
Come here and know:
We will laugh and cry
fuss and fight
teach and learn
speak and listen
struggle and strive
Come here and know
it will not be easy
people always leave
and some come back
Look, now
See all this
Know all this
Think
Reflect
Make your choice
With all this, know
you are welcome here
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