The Truth

I'm perfectly happy with all that has happened
and I still get laughed at but it doesn't bother me-
I'm just so glad to hear laughter around me.

And I've already spent too much time
doing things I didn't want to.

So if I want to drink alone dressed like a pirate,
Or look like a dyke,
Or wear high heels and lipstick,
Or hide in a convent,
Or try to be mayor,
Or marry a writer,
Smoke crack and slash tires,
Make jokes you don't like,
Or paint ducks and retire,

You can bet your black ass that I'm going to.