Monday, October 21, 2024

I took my mom to vote
I found, super close
a HILTON 
in the galleria area, only it didn't SEEM to be there

we went to hcc west loop
which is where I've been early voting 
since they stopped having it
at the unity church

I KNOW she can't do that WALK 
BUT I was PRETTY sure 

they'd have curbside 
SO, OK
after you vote curbside
then you can drive yourself home, right

I am pretty sure it's only
the disabled person
is how they couch it
NOT 
everybody in the vehicle 

& besides I WANTED to wait in line

BUT 
they'd been busy
MACHINES CHARGING 

WAIT maybe thirty minutes 

I'm LIKE 
would you like to WAIT 
or do you want to go to that place you used to go

I want to vote
FOREVER 
at the first place I ever voted

FELIX Mexican restaurant 
it was maybe a party room
BUT 
it had those beautiful PAINTED chairs
wood with that WOVEN straw or whatever 
PINK, BLUE, ORANGE, YELLOW 
& all decked out
this is montrose 
I felt like a very festive revolutionary 


this place my mom went was a service center

AND
the plan was wait in line
she didn't expect to have trouble with the walk

there WAS however
a LINE AROUND the building