Ridin' the Trail

He looked at me with one eye closed And chawed his tobacco speaking low and slow Ya see a man needs a code to live by And to say it straight looking the person in the eye For I have seen some terrible things And know what being scared brings But don’t worry about that he said Saddle up anyway for courage instead We rode on along the dusty trail Knowing that when I was with him I couldn’t fail For a man like him knows the score And will keep on keeping on no matter what’s in store. © Paul Warren Poetry