'The Wild West' Ballad
Poppy's Prompts: January Edition
Bullet holes circled 'round the door
Dark smoke hung thickly there
Shots rang out loudly in the street
Did anybody care?
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Women cried out, children clung tight
Gunslingers stood so still
Nobody knew why they did fight
Was it just for the thrill?
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Saloon drinkers and barmaids ducked
Chairs tipped and crashed about
Beer spilled and crept across the floor
'Twas chaos... without doubt!
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The Sheriff strode out of his house
With badge all shiny new
Right hand hovered near his pistol
Those louts would get their due!
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The 'Wild West' town had woken up
It was another day
Gold fever spread like a disease
And with it... moral decay!
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I thought I'd have a go at writing a little ballad about bullet holes for Poppy's extremely popular, now Top Story, "January Prompts".
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