The Tantalisation of John Bruce

Of John Bruce, the poet, and Grayson Perry's exhibition, 'The Vanity of Small Differences'... Outside looking in From John’s pocket moths appear As violins weep Beggars from the pavement see Art through a glass darkly Grayson’s woven tales Of social mobility Inaccessible Myths of the tapestries lost To legend and irony Illicit colours Seep through windows to the street Teasing, beautiful Sweet tale of the poet’s life John Bruce; tantalised by light by Gail