Work at the Texas State Capitol building can get contentious. Partisan disputes and back-hallway wheeling and dealing can leave one feeling a little exhausted at the end of the day — or whenever the lege wraps up. Sometimes what you need is a visit to the bar down the street.
it’s dark
it’s dark
everyone is very
thirsty
for conversation
(and more?)
we are all friends
in the dark bar
hidden down the stairs
slung across the street
from the home of the Lepe
we all have so much in common
in the black shadows
where we can laugh and deal
and remember we aren”t enemies
(even if we aren”t friends)
and so maybe
there should be more dark bars
hidden underground
where friend and foe
where rep and influencer
can meet
and drink
and chat
and work
toward a better
brighter
future
Produced by Laura Rice.
