there’s just no blueprint

by Abbie Doll

for constructing

all these damn

mazes

built from words

i pluck them out

one-by-one

like stray strands

trying to tame

this unruly brain

Abbie Doll is an eclectic mess of a person who loves exploring the beautiful intricacies of the written word. She resides in Columbus, OH and received her MFA from Lindenwood University; her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Door Is a Jar Magazine, Ellipsis Zine, OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L), among others. Follow her @AbbieDollWrites.