Cauldron Anthology Issue 3: Year 1 Collection Cauldron Anthology Year One Issue FINAL 1.17.18 | Page 54

Wafer
Timothy Tarkelly
Coalesce,
on surfaces dried for gathering,
to break bread and penance
and ask for a cleaner robe.
Acid,
poured in chalice heart
and swallowed
to break a bond
forged in tradition.