As a capricorn
I learned my astrological sign is a goat.
"Bak" in Hungarian.
Then I heard goats represent lust

Which is weird
But I'll go with it.

Yesterday I realized
I have become a lusty goat:
I caught myself staring at mediocre shirtless boys

With farmer tans
And the classy habit of spitting every few feet.

One may have had a mullet.

But I continue to cling to my excuse:
I can't help myself.

I'm just a lusty goat.

06/05/2004

Author's Note: The odd thing about this is that I have used the phrase lusty goat a lot more than anyone might think possible or necessary, so yeah, it's weird, but I made it into a poem.

Posted on 06/06/2004
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