The Romans loved collecting stamps
Evidence of this has been found
In Eastern Kent since Victoria
But I have little interest in this
As I do not forgive the sea
For all the lives it has taken
Each lost had a brother sister
A mother father or a wife
This is why I will never forgive you
Ships were lost on the sands
In storms and in collisions
With other ships not showing lights
You might have forgiven this folly
But you did not and this fuelled my hatred
For these crimes I was condemned
To a lonely lighthouse within sight of land
Thirty-six years have passed since my arrival
Yet I still see the Roman legions pass my extinguished light
These brave men are doomed to die
In the dry marshlands and irrigated deserts
That are so cleverly hidden without thought
By the white cliffs and frozen guano mounds
If I was ever going to say a prayer
I would salute these great collectors of lavender stamps
Outlaw