“So Says the Light” is a poem by Jesse Aviv Wolfsthal. This piece deftly mixes references to Jewish life with allusions to Homer’s Iliad. Our editors were moved by Jesse’s nuanced reflection of the Jewish diaspora experience. Find his poetry @jesseawpoetry and his personal and hasbara @jesseaviiv. Jesse Aviv Wolfsthal is a college student and poet living in England. He is an Ashkenazi Jew of Israeli & British nationality, born in England to Israeli parents. Jesse is currently studying English Literature, Ancient Civilisation, and Psychology, and aspires to enter the world of journalism. Visual Design by Jill Blum greengolemmag.com/so-says-the-light So Says the Light by Jesse Aviv Wolfsthal I look upon the face of something familiar and I know what it is to be Hector’s infant son, afraid of his own father’s face, concealed by bloody bronze made fearsome and cruel. When I leave the house in the morning I grow quieter than I was the previous night. Humming to a Hamsa th...