what's your sign

he reads his horoscope
religiously.
bending to it's suggestions
of what the day
might bring.
waiting for things
to happen that never
will.
the planets are aligned
today.
I feel a good vibe
as to where the sun
and moon are.
something good is about
to happen, he says.
i'm virgo, what are you?
catholic, you tell him,
lapsed, but still carrying
the guilt
and shame
of my early years, and
unlike you I don't
expect things to
change much
in the future.