Nowhere, Texas
By Meredith Brown

 

Texas is the only place I have ever called home, so I am a cowgirl in all the ways that matter. Or maybe they would have called me a cowboy because I am a girl with a girlfriend. Either way, I will be riding a horse and shooting a shotgun. I own too much denim and secretly want a pair of boots I will never afford. I’ve tried and failed to learn the guitar and can’t spit farther than I can see. But I just finished the new season of Yellowstone: I’m ready. Primed for endless sunsets and to spend my days photographing my many horses. My wife and I will be cowboys — in all the ways that matter.

 

Meredith Brown is a queer poet based in Austin, Texas. Her work reflects on the minute and the growing pains of childhood and adulthood (with a focus on light and love). Previously published works are in Soul Talk Magazine, Glaze Zine, Heartbalm Lit, Dipity Literary Magazine, Palindrome Journal, 7th-circle Pyrite, and Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine.