The Listening Section
Everything is easyat either endIt’s the middle
And it’s all middleMy teeth are stillunbroken you
will have to come closeto see
Am I not the same donkeyon which you have ridden all your life?Have I treated you like this before?
Here is my favorite part
I’ve told this story before I knowbut this time I’m telling it now
Martha’s Vineyard
On which I resolve to never date men with poodleswho are richer than me.
The poodles.It is the poodles who are richer.
Than me.Richer,richer than me.The poodles, I mean.The poodles of men.
Testimony
How do children survive abuse?It’s so boring.
In the end,
I ama wholly seriousperson.
But we are not in the end yet.
Hedgie Choi received her MFA in poetry from The Michener Center at UT Austin…
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The American Poetry Review (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2024