Last Cowboy in Kittitas County
Dedicated to Ryan Thompson, the first Ellensburg Police Officer killed in the line of duty for over 50 years.
I saw a cowboy outside the courthouse today,
Across a street, perched on the low wall in the sun.
Having paid his dues inside that hole,
He wept over nothing and no one.
His Hat tipped flirtatiously from my gaze,
While he leaned gracefully in cotton and leather.
Poetry trickled from the brim of his hat
And scurried under traffic, toward me.
I saw the last man
Who broke the law, right.
I smelled his oiled boots
And crisp kerchief.
I loved his lean form
And blue dungarees.
And Love always
ends in tears.
We all saw that cowboy
At the courthouse today,
And spoke of anything, but.
C.ray 03/20/19