It’s easy to believe
You might not survive the dark
When the shattered panes of glass
Which used to be windows
And the doorframes with broken hinges
Which used to swing wide the doors
Welcome in the darkness while
Expecting light instead.
And light looks the same–
Is the same–
From everlasting to everlasting
But here it’s hardly recognizable
Broken as it is
By prisms and prisons
And smoke and mirror mazes
Dividing and destroying
The fullness of love which pierces
The darkness like an arrow
From bright Apollo’s chariot.
But for ears that can hear
And eyes that can read,
We, the witnesses, have received a Word.
And in the Word is life
And that life is the light of all people.
The light shines in the darkness,
And the darkness does not overcome it.
Truly, the Light shines.
