Now Read On
read something no one
has ever written down
the heartfelt lies
the downright truths
read all the gathered
silences in the drop of ink
that marks where
this sentence ends
and your life begins.
John Glenday is the author of three collections of poetry. The most recent, Grain (Picador, 2009) was a PBS recommendation and shortlisted for both the Ted Hughes Award and the Griffin Poetry Prize. He was a judge for the 2011 National Poetry Competition and lives in the Scottish Highlands.