W̲r̲i̲t̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲a̲ ̲b̲u̲n̲c̲h̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲p̲e̲r̲s̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ ̲p̲o̲e̲m̲s̲

or live-streaming your cyst removal?
Either way, difficult to cultivate an
air of mystique thereafter.

a̲ ̲p̲r̲a̲y̲e̲r̲ ̲I̲ ̲c̲a̲n̲ ̲g̲e̲t̲ ̲b̲e̲h̲i̲n̲d̲

god, grant me the play
of a japanese maple,
throwing shade
everywhere

Ewen Glass is a screenwriter and poet from Northern Ireland who lives with two dogs, a tortoise and a body of self-doubt; his poetry has appeared in the likes of Okay Donkey, Maudlin House, Abridged, HAD, Poetry Scotland and One Art Poetry. Bluesky/X/IG: @ewenglass