The bird contained
within a bone-melded cage
tries to breathe:
a bubble of air rises,
a pump... [+]
Poetry
An exiled Scouser in Ireland, John’s work appears in Maine Review, Rosebud, Pedestal, Southword & ‘Influenced’ (Muskeg Press). Twitter: @johndavies1978.
The bird contained
within a bone-melded cage
tries to breathe:
a bubble of air rises,
a pump... [+]