A Horse of a Different Color
There's to many show horses
all pomp and glitter very little go
shiny coated-dirty hearted
pampered and fed the sweetest apples
always neighing give me- give me
give me everything
but doing nothing to earn it.
There's not enough plow horses
the ones with matted coats
gleaning fields of root and rubble
smoothing it for the supple sowing
they get the worst of the apples
but they plow on without accolade
wishing to earn some clean air
and a little patch of green space-
When the tables are brimming with food
the show horses strut toward the front
the plow horses wallow in the shadows
but the plow horses will sleep soundly
tonight
the show horses swat flies in their heads
Copyright © Anthony Biaanco | Year Posted 2020
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