Rodeo   the cowboys are rolling up their sleeves the cowboys are rolling up their sleeves who knows which one is lawless, which one believes?   the rodeo’s coming the cowboys are ready they’re saddling up the horse   the cowboys are straddling the chutes the cowboys are straddling the chutes they’re hitching their britches, they’re betting their boots   the rodeo’s rocking the cowboys are flying they’re getting the ride of their life   an eight-second ride to the bell just an eight-second ride to the bell the bronc is a devil, a demon from hell   the rodeo’s over the cowboys are broken they’ll never ride that horse again     © Michael Fleming Brattleboro, Vermont October 2012