by Abigail Lee

wooden beads tangled and tagged
sweet-smelling baby doll with pink dotted brows
Art Deco cat with a bug in one eye

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Mexican crystal skull smiling animal teeth
bright yellow tent mildewed faintly green
long-necked tinkerbell sweating off makeup
wooden beads tangled and tagged
sweet-smelling baby doll with pink dotted brows
Art Deco cat with a bug in one eye
velvet blue dress with Noah Ark animals
A silk robe that my mother once wore
hand-made floral dress with roots in Hawaii
collection of girls that are probably worth something more
ribbons tied around themselves and not wreaths
glass animals free for the little ones
mulch dogs bathing in shade
childhood packed wagons wheeling away

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© Abigail Lee

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Abigail Lee (she/they) is a poet from the San Francisco Bay Area. Based in Ashland, Oregon, she spends her time perfecting her craft as a student and soaking up as much nature as possible. You can read more of her work in “Sexy Grammatical Errors” and on her Instagram @Bee.Bax.

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