Plastic Cowboy

by James Babbs

I had a plastic horse
with a plastic saddle moulded
on its back and plastic
wheels under each hoof
when I sat on it and
bounced up and down
the horse moved across the floor
and I wore a plastic cowboy hat
with a matching plastic badge
and a plastic vest made to
look as if it were leather
and my plastic holster held
my plastic gun and bullets
and I rode through the house
looking for outlaws playing
quick draw and shouting bang
whenever I found their hiding places
but when I grew older
I gathered up my plastic
cowboy gear except for
the horse which I no longer had
and took it out behind the garage
where no one could see me and
set it all on fire
watching as it melted into a
large gooey puddle and
thick black smoke choked
the bright blue sky

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