aza/dinah/princess sitting on a chair smiling in her white and pink dress. her hair is curly and free. there is a green wall and chairs in the background as well as a food cart painted in red green and yellow with arabic script in white.

at the cafe

the picture shows my wrist and most of my hand holding the spine of a spiral bound notebook. blue shirt and dark pants are just visible above and below as the book is in my lap

for a minute i would be in anyones arms
but the arms here are closed or full

still here is good
soft lights, mellow breeze, cold beer, cheap smokes

and who knows who might show up
hell, i might

i said maybe

if the question is about traditional theism specifically : belief in the existence of one God viewed as the creative source of the human race and the world who transcends yet is immanent in the world then yes i am an atheist

but in a more conversational meaning, is there something more?, i am probably not. the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

is god then good? just? loving?

look around. yes sometimes, but not always. but we are a part in this co-creation so we can choose to make those things more true