Malice in Four Thoughts

By Bruce Robinson

They didn’t see it coming
(how could they?)

And then it rained, rained
and we weren’t witness

so we can only surmise
that the days grew shorter

and who’s to say that clocks
could demonstrate a direction

and there was nothing
one could do about it

(which is what we did)

Recent work by Bruce Robinson appears or is forthcoming in Mobius, Fourth River/Tributaries, Pangyrus, Blueline, and the Beautiful Cadaver social justice anthology.

“Malice in Four Thoughts” was previously published by Indolent Books’ What Rough Beast.

Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash.