just to be here

just to be here with a glass of water

is enough

is astonishing

looking up at the meniscus

from underneath

is intimate

(I am mostly lying down

you should try it too)

rebirth yourself like

you’ve never seen water before

there is nothing in the glass

and then this thick metallic line

is it a layer

made of

it looks more solid

than the glass holding it

but then the feeling if I touch it is

can a god describe wetness

how is this

why don’t we all think about

water all the time

maybe there are

tiny flashing bubbles

but nothing to suggest that

if you tip it

a flood

black and white photo taken through a glass of water, distorted meniscus, bubbles and blurred background
Anna Starkey