Marriage

A couple of dogs
barking,
the same three stars

their bright
and dauntless
voices

dessert still     
left on a plate
in the kitchen sink

trees
agreeably
one foot in the grave

a pile of clothes
like a boulder
at the foot of the bed

where I
stayed awake
and waited for you.

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Susan Bruce's poems are in Love's Executive Order, Washington Square Review, Driftwood Press, Arcturus, Barrow Street, december, SWWIM, 805 Lit & Art, Regal House Publishing, Yes Yes Books, No Dear, Luna Luna, and other publications. Her chapbook, Body of Water, was published by Finishing Line Press. Susan has an MFA in Acting and was an actress for many years. She has studied poetry at The New School in NYC.