the plan Sunday was take it easy
1 drink at the new brewery

instead we ran into 2 friends
then drank in the sunlight
among dogs on the patio

we walked five miles
through a cemetery
through the city
to another brewery

got drunk
on automated ordering
tech for our fast times

we packed Spider-Man 2 cards
we thought we would play

instead we drank with 2 friends
in 90 degree heat
taking it easy

(originally published in A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Winter 2023)