The Rawhide Kid
Livin' won't mean a dang thing!
If killin' is how ya survive!
Killin' does dishonor bring,
With being wanted dead or alive!
Every lawman knows yer name,
Tellin' everyone what ya did,
The fastest draw gets the fame,
Yet, on the run stayin' hid!
There's always an hombre packin' tough!
A rowdy drunk or ornery fool!
Just woundin' a gunslinger ain't enough!
Death lays the safest rule!
On the run, gotta stay alert!
Wild injuns everywhere!
Livin' in caves, sleepin' on dirt!
Like a mean 'o' grizzly bear!
Shootin' straight and lightning fast!
It's how I aimed and did!
Runnin' roughshod mimics the past!
For me, The Rawhide Kid!
Always gonna remember!
My sweetie pie back home!
Keeps burnin' like an ember!
Knowing she's all alone!
About this poem
I'm going to blame this one on the Rawhide Kid comic books I used to read at an early age.
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Written on April 10, 1988
Submitted by larrygingle33 on August 03, 2024
Modified by larrygingle33 on August 07, 2024
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| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IDID JXJX |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 733 |
| Words | 154 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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