it was perfect weather today
in la
and i played a zombie covered in sugar blood
dancing for an hour in a backyard in the valley
and i also went shopping for shoes

had lunch alone
and took a nap in my parked car

last night
my friends got married
i danced with my shoes off
i drank too much wine
and it was all insanely beautiful
so i cried a few times
for a few different reasons
but mostly because here two people are joining
and making that agreement public

i see that as beautiful
and foreign
because i could barely decide on a pair of shoes
and kept the receipt just in case

and then tonight
in a totally appropriate turn of events
as i got out of my car
covered in fake blood
hairspray from last night still sticky
i saw a coyote in the yard across the street
we stopped and stared at one another
he walked away
and i realized that must be why all the dogs start barking
at all hours of the night