In abounding adoration, I had come this far to see
if your alibi was worthy or was it filled with apathy
but your cliched conversation and your comatose reply
told me you were debonair, but that your story was a lie.
Well, my wound was not that fatal, meaning I would be around
to pronounce your imperfections to the denizens of town,
irrevocably excited by the prospect of a fight
they would drink their beer and whiskey and lament into the night.
Well, I never could speak Spanish, so my mistranslation stood
and the muse that I call Sandra, she did everything she could.
Yes, you were nonchalant the way you tried to set the scene,
with nostalgic oxymorons that you smashed to smithereens.
Your pestilence was on display for all that did reside
outside the sanitarium, screaming at the doomed inside.
The padre, he stole silently to subjugate your wrath
with his tomes and songs and tragedies, his declensions and his math.
Just to end the tawdry travesty, yes I shot you in the street
on a mighty whim. then waited -- saw you writhe and heard you bleat.
Author notes
All words included.
A contest entry
- Featuring Some of My Favorite Words. by August Starlight.
550 points, ended March 15, 2009, 12 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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full of feeling . funny what you did with the word bank. Happy St. Paddy's to you, too.
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After reading the gold entry I'm convinced you've got the superior product and got ripped. My condolences. Sorry dude.
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My brother -- thanks for the condolences, but heigh-ho silver ain't bad.
Mac
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wonderful. heheheh a woman of little words ha ha ha
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Wow! This poem rocks! Strips the legendary Wild West to a bleat in the street, and weaves a surrealistic picture of events, peopled with a muse named Sandra who speaks Spanish, a padre thief, the sanitorium as the enclave of the sane, and my favourite part 'nostalgic oxymorons that you smashed to smithereens'
Best of luck in the contest.
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I know people like Billy the Kid -- you'd really like them. My brother's got a ranch in Cedar Creek, Texas. I'm glad you liked the poem, my friend.
Mac
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Wow, that was really good, and you made it rhyme too. Great take on the words. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for entering and good luck.
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It was fun. Thanks for the contest.
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a very interesting story...great use of the word list. well done.
Rory
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Thank you, my friend. I'm pleased youlike it.
Mac
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