What Cowboys Know About Love Comments

McKee uses the simplest language to strike a chord. The metaphor carries the reader through the poem like the wild stallion carries the cowboy. Also, the brevity of the poem makes the ride all the more wonderful because it leaves the reader wanting more. However, having more would have ruined the ride somehow. McKee knows when to dismount. By the end of the poem the reader's 'heart will be pounding like it never has, ' even after a second or third read. Also, the reader will be 'walking away, one crazy step/ after another, your ears will ring with the loud approval/ of those who never felt so good.'