​I̶ w̶r̶o̶t̶e̶ ‘B̶e̶s̶t̶i̶e̶’ i̶n̶s̶t̶e̶a̶d̶ o̶f̶ ‘B̶e̶s̶t̶’ a̶t̶ t̶h̶e̶ e̶n̶d̶ o̶f̶ a̶n̶ e̶m̶a̶i̶l̶

By Ewen Glass

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Mortified, I hoped Liam wouldn't respond.

But he did.

And not with lolz or it happens,

but a confession that

he sees me that way too;

did I want to go to lunch?

I wanted nothing less.

 

It has been 28 difficult years.

 

Still, I'm honoured to be delivering this eulogy today.

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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.