Robert Erlandson

Here we are

“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”
— Desmond Tutu

The evening news, yet another family pleading for an end to all the senseless killings.

Absorbing these events, we feel pain and grief, embracing the common humanity that we all share —  but then what?

roulette wheel spins
ball moves the opposite way
stopping
I park outside the school
waiting for my granddaughter

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About the Author

Robert Erlandson has published his work in cho, Haigaonline, Daily Haiga, failed haiku, Frogpond, Bones, Cattails, Ribbons, The Heron’s Nest, and Prune Juice. His chapbook, AWE, of poetry and images, speaks to the incredible relationships between nature, art, and mathematics. See more on his website, Circle Publications.

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