Depression Poem

Poetry
Written By Ewen Glass

Safety-pin ribs and blackrice 

Ungen  erous  fur  mottled  red 

is  the  blanket  box  where  placenta 

a   feast  of  preservation  Failed

An  eight  yearold  snaps  safetypins 

Eyes  flower  and  against

Great  Natural  Law  #311  shrink 

through  seed  to  nothing

Or  a   purse  discarded  on  the  floor

beside  three  others  the

beside  three  others  the


Ewen Glass

Ewen Glass (he/him) is a screenwriter and poet from Northern Ireland who lives with two dogs, a tortoise and lots of self-doubt; his poetry has appeared in the likes of Okay Donkey, Maudlin House, HAD, Poetry Scotland and Ex-Puritan. His debut chapbook, ‘The Art of Washing What You Can't Touch,’ is published by Alien Buddha Press.

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