Six Kinds of Fool
by M.C. Bruceall day I look for you
in the shops and cafes
trailing your laughter
echoing in dim hallwaysI ask for you but no one
looks me in the eye, they know
what I know, but what
do I know?only that your absence
embeds itself into my heart
sharp, insistent
as if I’d falleninto the bed of thorns
where we first lay.
M.C. Bruce has been published in a number of small press journals, such as “Rattle,” “Iodine,” and “Urban Spaghetti.” He works as a lawyer in Northern California. His greatest creative achievement is his 14 year old son, who plays double bass and drums, both classical and jazz. If you’re interested, you can buy his comic novel of the solo lawyer’s life at lulu.com/swanduckling.
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