Austin is on my mind
in point
that aloe vera I planted in the garden
last week
the row of pansies and petunias
pushing up and sprouting from
a warming ground
Texas bluebonnets on my mind
the first I ever saw
in the haze of new romance
thinking I was fancy free
but my heart was in fact in a knot of confused
friendship
a big hearty Texas girl
enveloping me in a hug of cheer
saying let's go for a drive m'dear
catch the bluebonnets
bring the new puppy along
pretend you've got all the time
in the world to laugh and play
and care not of what's left undone
at the end of the day
Austin on my mind
specifically a triplex on Palma Plaza and Woodlawn
smiling dykey friends and so many others
that I love
how I yearn for your voices and one of your hugs
Yes, Texas on my mind
as I sit in fiercely cold Chicago
facing another
day of toil
grey wintry skies and
maybe having to pull out the shovel.
Oak Park, IL 2004
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