Specks of scalp, rhomboid and ghostly,
Perfect against the neat pinstripe of a collar,
Fill my mind and are welcome.
The ratchet has slipped
And my thoughts lost in grey worship,
Free to mock the Rector's tone of voice,
The dull ornamentation,
Or the wearing of cassocks.
This burial is not Christian.
Can I see shark's teeth?
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