The air’s caress
is nothing personal.
Less than ourselves
all our lives
waiting for
the other shoe
to step on your face
the water
offering itself to you
for nothing
as if your were
its only child.
Richard Cronshey is the author of several collections of poetry. He lives in Utah with his two kids, Rosie and Samadhi, and works for hospice. He’s a member of the Otis Nebulla Literary Syndicate. His book The Snow and the Snow is forthcoming from ONLS in the next future.
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