poppy the baby possum (hugging her stuffed koala)

came to my daughter’s house

when her opossum mother was killed by a car

a cat brought her home

the family took good care of this little one

only 5″ long

feeding her goat milk with a syringe

 water for drinking

keeping her warm

providing her darkness in a box

with an open doorway out

cuddly blankets

a safe space 

human contact

in a few days

she found her new home

with a wildlife rehabber

at motor city possum rescue

a perfect match

when she went to drop poppy off

another woman arrived

with the same breed of baby possum 

sweet serendipity. 

—

“no matter how convoluted my life got, one thing remained consistent-

my hair looked like a baby opossum had taken refuge in it,

invited some friends over, and thrown a party.”

-jennifer l. armentrout, american author