Cheryl Snell
Closing Argument
He & she inch away
toward opposite edges
of the bed, knowing
it’s too late to turn around─
so they settle for listening
to the last word, the way it breaks
on the breath, cracks with drought
and swallows hard.
Cheryl Snell is a poet, novelist, classical pianist, aficionado of old
music, new art, and furthermore, she’s fluent in subtext.