King of the Range
King Of The Range
Pinto beans and hot fry bread
are his means for survival out on the
open range.
Herding cattle all day with his quarter
horse Saint and his border collie
Paintbrush is his way to make loads
of silver change.
At night when he’s by himself under
the bright twinkling stars, he strokes himself
while thinking of a nude Jessica Lange.
He’s the man to call to kill a mean
coiled-up rattlesnake and to fish for
a tasty basket of hot catfish,
but computers and cell phones
to him seem strange.
When he goes home, his Mom whips up
a pie of fresh lemon meringue.
Women sigh as he goes by, unaware
that years ago in a gunfight at
high noon, his virile manhood
lost its twang.
But he still tips his ten gallon hat
and winks at them as he passes by
because he’s King of the range.
Copyright © Marie Harrison | Year Posted 2010
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