Swamp bones
and chicken
feet
bloated
flesh
in muddy creek
Hush now,
she’s a comin’
creepin’ up
from behind
Header photograph © Chris Nielsen.
V.C. McCabe’s work appears, or is forthcoming, in Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner, The Minnesota Review, Tar River Poetry, Spillway, Appalachian Heritage, Queen Mob’s Teahouse, Entropy, and elsewhere. She has lived in Ireland, England, and West Virginia. She can be found online at vcmccabe.com and @vcmpoetry on Twitter.