You Are a Handsome Man
Her voice dropped to a saucy tone
She spoke behind her fan.
She said, "Now, Red, don't get me wrong-
You are a handsome man.
"You're a drifter as we both know,
A cowboy through and through.
I need a man who's always there
We both know that ain't you.
"You've got to be where cattle go,
The world's an open range -
I wish there was another way
I know you'll never change.
"You'll be in some saloon somewhere,
In some new cattle town,
An' I'll be here just raisin' kids,
Tryin' to hold 'em down.
"So just be sweet an' let me go,
An' I'll walk out of here.
I'll find someone and so will you
An' we'll be friends, my dear."
She turned and left that dim saloon
Went through the swingin' door
She took an Eastbound train that day
Was never seen no more
Now Red turned to the bartender
An' scratched beneath his hat
"Texas is hard on womenfolk -
Just who the hell was that?"
April, 2016
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