I have little skill or talent in formal poetry, but I often write poems when high. Generally they tend to be goofy, stoned doggerel (I'll post my "Black Walrus" poem sometime), this last time I wrote a poem - sorta trying to imitate talking-blues style - about our nation's beloved leader. I don't claim to be any sort of good poet so it's probably pretty holey by most poetry standards, but anyhoo, here goes - Ride On, Cowboy -------- (Samuel Elliot-esque voice) Uh oh, here comes that crazy Cowboy A Wasp who thinks he's Texan his blood couldn't be bluer Don't need no quick draw A wallet packs more than any six shooter so now he's a Cowboy at least to himself, it seems A Texan Quixote A rich kid in a Wild West dream So let's just humor him and hope he leaves keep riding on, Cowboy keep riding on Well, the rest of the world They may point their accusing fingers at you They spit on your picture and they curse your name and your own countrymen some say you deserve to be in chains our rep will never be the same But you're too cool to care, Cowboy too cool to take any blame You just ride on, Cowboy Nothing can spoil your game So there's some desperadoes out there causing trouble on the other side of town (er, other side of the world, I mean) They threaten your folk, and you reply like a true Cowboy, staring 'em eye to eye Bring it on, Bring it on! Don't care for peace, you like a fight anyway you know in your heart you're right you say, I know my God's behind me (Just keep tellin' yourself that, Cowboy) Ride On, Cowboy 'Cause no one's holier than thee Now, the fighters out there in the desert Freedom fighters, that is They say, it's been too long too long they've been across the sea Hey, how about that, Cowboy Your freedom fighters want to be free But that won't faze you, Cowboy no cowardly thought enters a cowboy's head And as your friends are happy to remind you Money speaks louder than the dead Sorry to interrupt your dream, Cowboy but I think it's time you hit that old dusty trail and take your crooked posse with you... Ride off Cowboy Ride off into the sunset --- What d'yall think, political stances aside?
