Crutch

It took six years
to notice
effects
of the marble Christ
at night
on that side street
where the church
spent dough
on spotlights
accentuating arms

outstretched.
Intricacies
in the stone
are afterthoughts
in low beams
there only for the timid
who pass
by day and legs.

An arm span
for measuring
two football
goalposts
an arrow
pointing downward
and those who fear
will follow.