EPISODE · Apr 30, 2022 · 2 MIN

Backbone

from Why Am I Telling You This? · host C.M. Rivers

Written in the voice of an old man, this poem paints a picture of a life lived in service to simplicity. "Backbone" concludes Season One of "Why Am I Telling You This?". Excerpted from How To Carry Soup by C.M. Rivers (Homebound Publications). This poem first appeared in Red River Review.

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