Fourth Avatar, One

Christian John,

Parable One: Raining Light

“Let there be light,” the man in rags proclaimed,
As John passed by the streetlight where he sprawled;
“And there was light,” John said, the other framed
Within that selfsame light to which he’d crawled.
And since it rained, the light bejewelled him in
An iridescence shimmering and wide;
It caught John in its brightness, while his twin
Now spoke to him as if in an aside:
“I’m not to tell you this,” his twin began,
“Hell’s other people – yes, that’s very true;
But hell’s in you for others – man to man
It spreads about and each receives his due.”
At this, John stepped away, the rain his tears

For all those that he’d hurt throughout his years.