Eulogy For a Plow Horse
Divorced and tossed aside
The kittens dragged along
for a very bumpy ride.
You've lost some weight but still sinking.
2 days a week seeing a secondhand shrink.
They paint so slowly, over roughened stones.
A hundred bucks an hour for the green sideshow.
You bought an E-bike -a bright Nike running suit.
You're beginning to primp and purr.
You're on the prowl, once again.
Shiny crimson stilettos for stepping out...
While Game Boy is babysitting the kittens.
A half dozen ogres later...
you've decided the whole scene
was a carousel of sugared desperation.
Show horses without any virtue or soul.
Snake eyes rattling at three in the morning.
Where did all those plain plow horses go?
Alone isn't so bad, you whisper to yourself.
You've survived both opaque and glitter.
Love songs rotting in the shallows.
Shallow words over cold T.V. dinners.
High tide may block some paths
but it always refreshes the journey.
You've gained the weight back...and then some.
But shed the shrinks and learned so much.
You're wiser, earned an associate's degree in living.
It's been five years since you were slung aside.
This new-age wisdom forgot to mention.
To pay more attention to your kittens.
You hadn't noticed that while you chased show horses:
One kitten earned a degree in deep cutting.
The other has a PHD in methamphetamines....
And you thought your life was such a mess...
You're still asking Where did all those plain plow horses go? "
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