1. "Marble-heavy, a bag full of God,
Ghastly statue with one gray toe
Big as a Frisco seal" (983)
2. My guess: I believe that ghastly means gross in a displeasing way, especially since the author describes the statue as having one gray toe; seems a little weird and different.
3. Definition: "Inspiring shock, revulsion, or horror by or as if by suggesting death"
"Extremely unpleasant or bad"(Thefreedictionary.com).
4. This makes sense! The statue is her father and the one gray toe is the toe he lost from gangrene due to diabetes. She's describing her father as unpleasant and horrific; throughout the poem she gives off a very negative attitude towards her father.
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