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After the wrong rocket collided with the moon<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By way of        <\/span>lodestar,
<\/span>we find our way to a
<\/span>dark trampoline, thin
<\/span>crust of frost crunching
<\/span>beneath our backs. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under November sky,
<\/span>we unearth constellations.
<\/span>Calloused hands trace
<\/span>maps on icy skin, while<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

you tell me a story
<\/span>of a billionaire and his
<\/span>out of control rocket
<\/span>exploding in the night.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ask if you think Venus
<\/span>ever considers how the
<\/span>other planets perceive them,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and you tell me to be quiet, to
make a wish as it crashes into
the moon. Choke on your words,
smothering your very own
errant satellite.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n
\n
\"Black<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Abigail Rabishaw<\/strong> is a 4th-year English major. Abigail is originally from Pembroke but has been in Ottawa since 2015. Abigail typically writes poetry and flash fiction, and her work expires the themes of grief, complicated relations, and the definition of home. Abigail was the runner-up in the 2019 Carleton Fiction Competition, and won the 2023 Lilian I. Found award. Abigail\u2019s work has appeared in bywords.ca, and talking about strawberries all of the time. She also runs a small press called Prime Press with her partner.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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