We all agreed He'd never hear us speak the slander aloud.
The question hangs – faith hinging on the answer.
The words come easily – as if we've known it for forever.
It's not like we hadn't thought it before.
it's not like the signs had escaped us; every day was a wonder and a question to be answered for.
it's not like we hadn't had the long conversations when He went off to pray – it just became clear, just became clear, it struck us all in turn when the answer appeared and our spirits burned.