They'd found it on the ground, wing broken,
and rejuvenated it with water, mixed seeds and
Instagram Live.
They took it to the top of a cliff, shook it gently
in lieu of a hug or to get its engine going,
and with the world watching
(3.7k followers)
threw it up in the air. It fell straight down
to its death. They stopped at a Starbucks on the
way home to review the new
Pumpkin Spice Caramel Macchiato.
Ewen Glass
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 Maudlin House, Abridged, Poetry Scotland and One Art Poetry.
Ewen can be found on Bluesky: @ewenglass