light sneaks (through a broken window br & slits a splintered shutter br sifting through filter br of cobwebs and dust) br into the upper room br br an angel could be roaming darkness for years br before she is br illumined & br shares salvation with the fallen br & spirit-starved br br Jesus stood amid storms and thunder br prior to the lightning crack br that whipped across Jerusalem br on the night of betrayal - br the pain of it was light flooding the eye br quick as the kiss & blinding br br his soul - br phosphorous - br leaned on doom br as if br it were a doorpost of passoverbr br Tim Gavinbr br