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[ NaPo 2017 ] Gallows Humor
Ever noticed that in every movie
taking place in the Old West
the town grunts have to build
a new gallows necessary in hanging
the hero who supposedly killed
someone while disguided as an Indian
after a failed attempt to purchase
land for a railroad coming soon
to a desert near you?
Seriously?
Back then, they hung some
poor shmuck every other day!
Guess that's what happens
when you use the same (t)rope
too many times --- it wears out
I'ma frayed I just wasted
your time with this poem
Published 23rd Apr 2017
| Edited 16th Jul 2020
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23rd Apr 2017 1:22pm
My dad was an 'all things western' freak. So, yes; I have noticed, and even researched it a long time ago ( when libraries were Google's grandpappy ). Apparently superstition dictated it was bad luck to leave a gallows up after a lynchin' ( unless successive hangings over a period of days ).
Thus a new ine had to be built each time.
And you can never waste a person's time with poetry.
Thus a new ine had to be built each time.
And you can never waste a person's time with poetry.
