Purblind & Font
in the odds ‘n’ ends drawer
one might find
what one is looking for
amongst the biros and string
purblind spectacles
you might find anything
half-remembered by the mind’s claw
lemon rind
what the hell was that for?
there must have been a reason
(a thought sublime)
for a tin with tiny teeth in
paper clip and rubber band
entwine
a fragment in familiar hand
quink black and curséd font
mine-dark
the drawer her confidante
so she wrote
(one must be kind)
as poison seeks an antidote
where is my mind?
almost anything will do to bring it back to you
Gareth Writer-Davies is from Brecon, Wales. Shortlisted Bridport Prize (2014 and 2017) Commended Prole Laureate Competition (2015) Prole Laureate for 2017. Commended Welsh Poetry Competition (2015) Highly Commended in 2017 . Pamphlets: Bodies (2015) Cry Baby (2017) Indigo Dreams. Collection The Lover’s Pinch ( 2018) and pamphlet The End (2019) Arenig Press.