Get Down off There

She’s up the ladder to the top of the water tower,
its warped wood silver against the noon.

Her mother shielding her eyes, yells,
“God Almighty, I mean it. Down this minute!”

Here she is again climbing to some high point
to reach The Almighty for a private chat.









Cathryn Shea’s recent chapbooks are My Heart is a Salt Mirror Like Salar de Uyuni (Rinky Dink Press, 2018) and It’s Raining Lullabies (Dancing Girl Press, 2017). Her poetry appears in Tar River Poetry, Permafrost, Tinderbox, and elsewhere. wwwcathrynshea.com and @cathy_shea on Twitter.