Abbie Hart has been published over 30 times, in magazines like the Hiram Poetry Review, BRIDGE, and SAND, and was previously a semifinalist for the Houston Youth Poet Laureate.
fecal
i wander to work drop-jawed and cold
and come back drop-jawed and colder
it is difficult to trust old men when you
bartend as they tend to shit themselves
which is never particularly fun
especially when you are going to bed
in a state that is 1820 miles from home
and you’ve just witnessed bare ass bare ass
human feces
on the fucking floor.
roadkill hour
text my mom even though i probably shouldn’t
makes me think too much
and she sends me videos of a possum eating
as if i am not right here.
her very own possum
as if i have not been playing dead the whole time
waiting for the exact moment
to appear in the center of the road
and finally get my wish.