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Open Poetry #47

Desperado's Choices

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2011-11-14 07:49 AM

squinting his eyes toward blistering Sol
Desperado, shallow breath rasping
          feels the Colt's handle
          closes withered hand around it
slowly he begins to free the Colt
from its resting place, but he stopped
          not because he wanted to
          there was no strength left
anger overtook this man Desperado
not because he was dying
          because he had misjudged
          and had no more choices
during Desperado's checkered past he'd had choices
some choices had been decided by the Colt
          he used his fists
          like now the Colt remained holstered
his eyes wide open, he refused to close them
this, then, was the last of his choices, he would die
          eyes burnt out from the sun
          at least he had a choice

©November 11, 2011 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2011-11-14 08:11 AM

Tough as nails this Desperado character ...he ain't dead yet so we're still hangin' Good one my friend

Lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2011-11-14 08:41 AM

Thanks, Lori, we'll see where it goes.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways ~*~

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