Day Off For Abigail

A cocktail waitress named Abigail Moonlighting as a barmaid serving pale ale Wore her hair in a pigtail or sometimes in a ponytail All night long drinking naught but ginger ale With patrons complaining she was slow as a snail Her life was far from a fairy tale She posted bail for a sorry male Who to no avail, did his best to stay out of jail When caught again for blackmail with a note in braille Their affair she finally did curtail Yesterday she broke a fingernail Today she suffers from a hangnail Happened while feeding her pet nightingale Obviously she’s not fit for work, being so frail After coffee and picking up her mail Abigail took a trip on a monorail Cut her ride short for fear it might derail Jumped off with retail dreams to shop wholesale Taking advantage of every Black Friday sale All day long pleasure over guilt did prevail AP: 3rd place 2020, Honorable Mention 2025, Front Page Pick 2025 Posted on February 25, 2018