my horse is a
tired one
he is listless in
his grazing

and

i don't sense
any fight in him

some call this
discipline
but i
call it
broken.

i can say
i don't blame him.
there is nothing left
to fight
and no more a need
for broken horses
or men
than
independent ones.

perhaps, useless,
we are also free,
so
saddle up, boy,

ride as fast as you can
and always shoot to kill.

06/17/2009

Posted on 06/18/2009
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