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BULLRIDER

by David Knape

Aint got nothin'
but this here,
shirt on my back
some Lone Star beers,
might think I'm crazy
it's the way I'm geared,
if I weren't ridin' bulls
well, it'd be weird

Bullrider's only
got one act,
gotta ride that bull
in 8 seconds flat,
twisted and turned
then I get smacked
got busted bones
damn ribs are cracked

Don't matter though
'taint never dull,
long as I'm atop
that Bramer bull,
it's a crazy life
for all I know,
but it aint bad
I'm in the Rodeo

Words of advice
heck I don't heed,
it's a one way road
to hell indeed,
i caint complain
cuz honestly,
this circuit's all
there is for me

So come tomorrow
another show,
I'll be hurtin' bad
still gotta go,
it's in my blood
i'll have you know,
and i'll be damned if life
ain't a rodeo!



© d.knape

*Dedicated to Ronnie Maness, bullrider.
July 28, 2014
More "Once Upon A Line" - Light verse and poetry by d.knape
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