is the way my grandfather thinks about jesus
believes until it’s just called knowing
like science or directions
his hands are hard as stone
when water hits them in the sink
washing some ceramic birds
my grandmother left him
what i believe is he believes in god
and he tells me on sundays
washes the birds
uses the word amazing
it is just my grandfather
talking and the cathedral
is built in front of me
two hands
water falling from them
About the Author
Courtney Bush · New York University
Courtney Bush is from Gulfport, Mississippi. A recent graduate of NYU, she lives and works in New York City. Her poem first appeared in West 10th Review.
About the Artist
Julia Sub · Bennington College
Julia Sub studies social media and visual arts. Untitled came out of a study on how to demonstrate movement exploration on still film. The aesthetic was inspired partially by the physically active meditation that originated among Sufis. This spinning ritual was performed by Islamic Sufi poets in order to reach a level of perfection, releasing all personal desires and abandoning the ego. Her photograph first appeared in Silo, Bennington’s literary journal.
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