Going Home

vodka & limes / on a picnic table in Plaza Midwood / colder here than in Texas / most everywhere is / in my dark velvet dress / I’m asking to be touched / but just sip my drink / while the boys talk to my friends / who are prettier than me / smaller / & I don’t blame them / this body is not for everyone / but it is mine / more vodka / more limes / sing Hall & Oates in the bathroom line with a stranger / we leave / we’re always leaving / back to Lauren’s house / smoke blunts & take bumps / more vodka / no limes / the sun rises / we have a threesome on the hardwood floor/ in the light of a new day / our bodies collide / almost content / Carolina isn’t home / never was / always will be

Abby Cothran (she/her) is an Austin based writer from the Carolinas. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in journals such as Pink Plastic House and goodbaad poetry. She is currently an MFA candidate at Texas State University. You can find her on twitter and instagram @abbzsz.