Communion
My mother brings my father’s god to him
in a small leather bag every Sunday morning.
God travels the road snagged in her pocket
smuggled past betting shop & doctor’s office.
He travels through streets holy incognito
freshly cooked, dreaming of tasty souls
grace wriggling amongst her shopping.
A last meal served by a mother to some
other mother’s son, a-ring-a-roses of Pietas.
God undressed, a white poppy rolled in flour
is eaten unseasoned by snaked tongues, power
and glory, going going gone! She turns the sack
inside out in case a piece of Jesus has hung back,
then tucks god’s carrion bag in her top drawer along
with her sympathy cards and the comfort of crumbs.
in a small leather bag every Sunday morning.
God travels the road snagged in her pocket
smuggled past betting shop & doctor’s office.
He travels through streets holy incognito
freshly cooked, dreaming of tasty souls
grace wriggling amongst her shopping.
A last meal served by a mother to some
other mother’s son, a-ring-a-roses of Pietas.
God undressed, a white poppy rolled in flour
is eaten unseasoned by snaked tongues, power
and glory, going going gone! She turns the sack
inside out in case a piece of Jesus has hung back,
then tucks god’s carrion bag in her top drawer along
with her sympathy cards and the comfort of crumbs.
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