one moment of silence,
and it was too loud,
and i still could not say no.

and then the light broke over the trees,
and my faith was restored,
and my faith was stronger than ever before.

stronger even than it was
years away
countries away
in that cathedral which saved her life for just one moment

and i thanked God for the sunrise
and i moved my body around,
twisted it up into the air
and i asked him if he wanted anything for breakfast.
and we moved on,
and that was that.