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This too is the West

This too is the West

This is the West:
an image of cowboys-n-injuns,
coyotes-n-bears,
guns cocked,
cocks stiff and ready.

And this is the West:
Blackfeet cowboys rustling up steers,
the last bison grazing,
bears scarce, wolves aware
they're not wanted.

While limp cocks-of-the-walk
seek bitches and pussy
in pale tattoo parlors,
the library parking lot,
pink punk rock bars.

Yes, hikers still speak of Wilderness:
the snow blocked pass,
the fire-in-the-woods,
a huckleberry patch.
It's still out there.

And songs still howl about who-left-who
but the beat hops
to an earsplitting screech. Stops
at midnight as drunks remember
they have exams this week.

This too is the West:
a cowgirl finishing her Environmental Studies degree,
a Biker her training to be an EMT.
a Blackfeet her hard earned J.D.

© Kåre Enga 26.october.2014

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