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WE’VE BEEN CIRCLING ONE ANOTHER FOR DAYS TRYING TO FIND A WEAKNESS
AN OPENING IN EACH OTHER’S ARMOR
SO THEY SAY, SO WE COULD SAY WE WON
NOT FOR EMBARRASSMENT SAKE
OR PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP OR ANY OTHER MORE SELFISH REASON
CLEARLY THERE IS TOO MUCH AT STAKE
WE EACH DO NOT WANT TO BE MADE A FOOL OF AND REQUIRE FURTHER PROOF OF INTENT,
IT’S HIGH NOON NOW AND THE ODDS
FOR AND AGAINST US ARE EVEN NOW
BUT WE ARE SO WOUND UP AND TENSE THE LEAST SPARK OF ACTIVITY REAL OR IMAGINED
AND WE DRAW
WE BOTH COULD SHOOT THE HIDE
OFF A WATER BUFFALO AT FORTY PACES
MAKE A SADDLE BEFORE IT HIT THE GROUND, DRIED, CURED, AND MOUNTED,
THAT’S OUR REPUTATION YOURS AND MINE
SOMEWHERE OUT OF THE CORNER OF OUR EYES WE SEE MOTION
TWO SHOTS RANG OUT
IT WAS A DOUBLE HEART+SHOT CLEAN AND TRUE,
WE GOT EACH OTHER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME
TO BAD FOR THE BOTH OF US
OUR AIM IS TRUE, BUT TOO+BAD
IT WAS ONLY+THE+WIND
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