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Joshua Corwin, a Los Angeles native, is a neurodiverse, two Pushcart Prize, one Best of the Net nominated poet and Spillwords Press Publication of the Month winner. His collection Becoming Vulnerable (2020) details his experience with autism, addiction, sobriety and spirituality. Corwin has forthcoming collaborative poetry projects with Ellyn Maybe and David Dephy. He hosts the poetry podcast Assiduous Dust, writes for Oddball Magazine and teaches poetry at The Miracle Project, an autism nonprofit. www.joshuacorwin.com.

THIS IS WHY I NEED YOU

Joshua Corwin

This is why I need you
More than ever.
This is why the wind
Blows back my hair.
This is why the sunset
Forgets its name…
They call me ocean
Wanderer… shadows.
But I remember your call
From crystal peaks—
And I remember when
The wind sang
Madrigals
Under mistletoe-
Moonlight.—
I remember when Earth
Stood still.

The sound of your voice,
An angel’s fall:
I became a guardian
Unbeknownst to me.
I surrendered serenity,
Awakening drama
Dreams.
I rose from my armchair
Into solar streets.

— Joshua Corwin Copyright 2020

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