If I had a light bulb
and a hairless Chihuahua
I'd put them in a closet.
If there were a firebrand
and a worm or sightless mole
they'd go in the trunk of your Studebaker.
If I bought twelve roman candles
and tied them to a fox
I'd light them on the inside of grandma's copper breadbox.
If we got lost together
in Carlsbad Caverns
and found our way out with an Indiglo watch by Timex
we'd have
light
and life
in a dark place.
But without the unseen (Spirit)
and death (of the Son)
Plato's cave would be
our eternal rest.