Flesh And Gold

By Malcholm Dark

As a witter, I sometimes get bored with all the modern day unpleasantries around to write about.  And I tend to drift back to other times to fill the void.  So drift back with me now to the 1880s and enjoy...
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From crowded cities to a small border town
I seek the wanted, they must be tracked down.
The men that I hunt are but faces on a poster
A price on their head, a gun in their holster.
Faces that differ are hunted down all the same
And in the end, my Winchester calls their name!
  
--I am the bounty hunter a breed like no other
my methods are cruel, yet bold.
--A living is made at the expense of my brother
for I deal in flesh and gold.

I shall never tend bar nor ride trails with cattle
My living is made from those draped over a saddle.
Through a Dakota snow and the heat of Texas
I will make no mistakes and very few guesses.
My destiny is not of greatness, for I play another game
And should you break the law my friend, 
                             My Winchester will call your name!

--I am the bounty hunter, a breed like no other 
my methods are cruel, yet bold.
--A living is made at the expense of my brother
for I deal in flesh and gold.

Men like cattle can be bought or sold
And I am their dealer, flesh for gold. 



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Copyright 2010 Malcholm Dark
Published on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: It makes the reader really envision the 1800s. And the rhyme scheme is very consistent in a good way. :)

  • A former member wrote: i cant help but picture a meaner version of Clint Eastwood just shooting some people up lol. Great write

  • A former member wrote: well writ with a gunslinger flavor...I always enjoy a [shotgun]blast from the past ;)

  • Deaths Apostle On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Deaths Apostle (65)By person wrote:

    That was actually really good...I liked the 'Flesh and gold' idea and how you portrayed it....Twas rather catchy as well

  • Malcholm Dark On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Malcholm Dark (810)By person wrote:

    thanks, i truly get bored in 2010 sometimes.

  • lupus tenebrae On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, lupus tenebrae (872)By person wrote:

    Wow that was truly a great write, I visualized cowboys in black trench coats dragging a body behind their horses. If that makes any sense. Thanks for another masterpiece. Scholar

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