This bar has porta potties
in the grass and a food truck
with retro-modern burgers
which probably taste
very OK for
what you pay for them.
My friend asks if I believe in
gay marriage because
he knows gay men
who are normal and have kids
they pick up at school but
I admit I think it’s weird
probably because
of my rearing
and I’m fine with that.
I still need mantras
to get through this life so
I made up my birth time
to get daily horoscope readings
based on the sun and moon
placements of my birth.
The horoscope today just
doesn’t make sense it just says
I deserve my happiness.
He tells me I need
a Shiner Bock which
is a classic Austin beer.
I apologize for having
my phone out and
spill the ashtray
tell him I hope
it will all make sense soon.
My friend asks if I want another
Shiner Bock and I say yeah—
he’s been paying for everything—
asks if I ever
go on dates with this guy
I’m texting.
No I never have.
While he goes to the bathroom
my guy texts me that I’ll have to wait
with the other whores.
My friend says I don’t know
it’s just my opinion but
there’s a place for you in Austin.
I say I know what you mean
and look at my horoscope.
