incompatible

there will be church tomorrow
yes
but the Halloween thing will not be stressed
where I go

such a big event in everyday society
has been unable to penetrate the shell
of christendom

where I go
nobody will be in purposeful costume
some will be weird
but in mufti

the litany will not contain
boos;
there will be booze at the rail
and bread; no wrapped candy

the communion of wandering beggers
porch by porch
will be of a different sort;
‘satanic’ will be good there

do I see a tripod
in the church dungeon
where a kettle bubbles?

roiling miters and eyes of newt
bibles and unsavory recipes
that all may be one?

It is like that
where I go