Frank L. Ludwig - The First Supper

The disciples met in Joseph’s
house who had the table laid
to commemorate the selfless
sacrifice their Saviour made.

Mary stormed into the meeting
and dispersed her brethren’s gloom:
‘He has risen! He has risen!
There’s no body in the tomb! ’

‘That’s great news’, said Joseph, smiling.
‘Sure, the Lord is homeward bound’,
and he sliced the meat for supper,
and he passed the chalice round.

Everyone was in good spirits,
until John looked at his fork
as he chewed and asked politely:
‘Surely you’re not serving pork? ’

Simon Peter took the chalice,
drank and smashed it with a thud,
turned around and barked at Joseph:
‘That’s not wine, Joe! This is blood! ’

‘Do you not remember, brethren,
what our Saviour said before?
Eat my flesh and drink my blood, and
you shall live for evermore!

‘He has given us his dogma,
we’re supposed to live by it!
Hold on, I’ll just put another
juicy femur on the spit...’

Frank L. Ludwig

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