drinking god

out of a teacup
i drink god

who dances
pirouettes
in the cave of my mouth

tells tales
of floating thrones
and angel feather trees

then
slides down
my throat
reciting a eulogy

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Nazia Islam is a writer and artist from California. She is a Bengali folk culture enthusiast who enjoys learning about Baul music. Some of her visual poetry can be found on Instagram, and she writes at https://naztanu.wordpress.com/.