Smoky Hoss Poems

Out here alone,
I, under the sun's burden, burn.
The mountains, so far flung,
barely in view, like a mirage,
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Baby, lately I been wondering
maybe I've lost my touch,
you been a chillin'...
and I'm thinking way too much -
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I look out my old window
see the rain pourin' down,
look out that broken window,
see pain comin' around -
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Looking back I see
In the distance bridges burning
Knowing now
There will be no returning
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I've got this great kid who just loves all animals,
Cats, rabbits, dogs and ducks;
She wants to bring everything home
And it's getting rather tough -
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Jump out of bed
run a comb over my head,
pull down my Stetson
just like a real West-Texan,
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It's velocity
that tears, destroys and ends
lives.
Speeding through ourselves
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These words I write
no longer seem my own,
I am fading away
in the shadow of where they've grown.
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There's a unique smell
upon the air,
late summer slowly mingled
with a dash of early fall in there.
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A farmer late one night
standing alone in his field,
seeing a satellite cross through the dark...
finally realizes his fate is sealed -
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