One Date Too Many

she spoke of her man who rode a horse to date her one night no carriage in place for her to sit she smacked the horse’s rear her man was ridden out of sight. she spoke of her man who had horse and wagon on her next date t’was a bumpy ride because of the trail he held the stirrups tight but she loosened the hitches her man was dragged to his endless fate. she spoke still of another man who showed up with coach and driver frolicking as they rode, the driver became amused the horses galloped and he lost the reigns sadly she was the only survivor. she put an ad in the community hall expressing her taste for an appealing date she wrote about a possible marriage but she wouldn’t go out in a horse and carriage a man showed up with a donkey and a sign ‘do not tailgate”