Poem by Mark Blickley
“An Atheist’s Argument”
Choir singing, strangers weeping,
eyes glued to the casket,
Pot-bellied giant shouting praises,
eyes the collection basket.
“God is love.
God is life.
Man is not dead.”
Fatherless Sunday schooler screams out
as his Christianity is being bled:
It gushes through the new gray suit.
pouring over nomadic relations,
Kneeling in pews three deep up front
cursing acceptance of the invitation
To comfort the grieved
and radiate some strength
Till the box is firmly planted.
Then with tearful goodbyes
and bored relieved sighs
They vanish with their god
to Scranton.
New York interdisciplinary artist Amy Bassin and writer Mark Blickley work together on text-based art collaborations and experimental videos. Their work has appeared in many national and international publications as well as two books, Weathered Reports: Trump Surrogate Quotes from the Underground' (Moria Books, Chicago) and Dream Streams (Clare Songbird Publishing House, New York). Their videos, Speaking In Bootongue and Widow’s Peek: The Kiss of Death represented the United States in the 2020 year-long world tour of Time Is Love: Universal Feelings: Myths & Conjunctions, organized by the esteemed Togolese-French curator, Kisito Assangni.
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