One-Horse Town

This here is just
a one-horse town
not many like it
still around

People left here
long ago
said it's too small
the pace too slow

So the little town
once bona fide
just curled up
and slowly died

Now we're hangin' on
at best
one horse is all
that we got left

The world goes by us
while we sleep
fond memories
are all we keep

Yet we don't let ourselves
get down
we still embrace our
one-horse town.


© d.knape
September 1, 2012
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