Benedict Grant

pathetic fallacy

Ten years ago, you’re at the lake. There are tears, but the good kind: she’s just said yes. Today you’re on opposite sides of a wide, polished desk. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, there’s a view of the harbour: storm clouds are forming, sailboats heading in. Maybe if you had done things differently. Maybe there’s still time. And the children: how will they cope with—A rumble of thunder. Someone is saying it’s for the best. There’s a pen in your hand.

raindrops
         spotting      
your lawyer's window
                         here
                here
                                    and here

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About the Author

Benedict Grant hails from Scotland and currently lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. His poems have appeared in bottle rockets, Kingfisher, and Akitsu Quarterly, amongst other journals. He is the author of two collections of haiku and senryu, spirit level (2022) and winterizing (2024), both published by Red Moon Press.

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