Josh Ekroy
Act of Faith
I saw Samantha and Ben's pleading faces
when I visited my local Bash Street Primary,
with its fuck-off walls and playground screams
and my C of E affiliations bobbed up.
Quite suddenly. Quite spontaneously
after all these years. They must be tested, though.
That's only fair. I remembered the drill:
take eat, this is my body. And blood.
Well, the other half was far too tired,
but it was alright if only I go, and
Sam and Ben hated Sunday School at first
but then the awfully welcoming
vicar told me I must show up at least
once a month. Then he can put me down
as Regular Communicant. I don't have
to believe or go on after they've got in.
The local church was designed by a pupil
of Wren, and not everyone is capable
of appreciating something like that.
Samantha's starting in Miss Watson's class.
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