Photography by Quincy Rose Collins
I have seen God
Austin Thornton
I have seen God,
they are the wind’s fingers
pressing on my arm
they are Mt. Saint Helens watching
they are the tide that carries
sand crabs from the sea
And they have shown us
burning floods, obsidian remains;
We have dug ourselves
into that old wreckage
and seen that we are both the lizards
and the meteor.
Quincy Rose Collins
Biography and Artist Statement unavailable.
Austin Thornton
Biography: Austin Thornton is a possible human studying at Oregon State University, and the winner of Oregon State University’s Writing in Culture Award (2023). Their work is featured in PRISM Magazine, The Daily Barometer, *82 Review, and KBVR-TV’s Lyrical Lounge. They are currently working on a novel in their spare time.
Artist Statement: “I have seen God,” is for our connection to and descendancy from nature.
