The good,
the bad,
and the ugly...
Aren't we all?
Six shooters smolder,
lining the hips,
ready at quick draw
as time stares us down.
One needed,
one desired,
and one only feared.
Survival taunting
through waves of masks
white, black, yellow, and red.
Cross eyed looks
and trusting nods.
Dirty deals
and a royal flush.
Kings and queens,
jokers and jacks.
Fortune rides the wind
While failure calls our bluff.
Wanted, needed.
Dead or alive.
The good,
the bad,
the ugly...
Aren't we all?
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Author notes
I literally looked at an old movie poster I have for "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", got an idea, and just put this together out of the blue. I certainly had something in my mind that I was trying to get across, but I don't if it worked. I don't know if this will make sense to anyone or if it will resonate in any way at all. Hopefully it will, but I'll survive if it doesn't. =) Rather than "think too much", I just cleaned the impromptu poem up a tiny bit and let it be. Even the title was random inspiration as I got a little stuck on what to call it. Please let me know what you think and what you take away from it (if anything). Thanks!
So... what do you think?
Comments
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At first I didn't like how much you used " the " in it...however you really got my attention throughout the rest of the poem and it was wonderfully done.
Very well done
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Well, at first thought it gave me an image of the Wild West and the duels that happen. As i read through, i suddenly had a feeling it was poker game. What gave it the feel of a poker game were the mentions of "kings" "queens" "royal flush" and "bluff." So i think this about a card game and the colors mentioned seem to talk about chips players use. I might be off. There must be something more to it. But it felt like it and somehow the phrase "the good, the bad, and the ugly" does fit when talking about players.
I thought of giving this a better metaphorical read, but im not sure how i'd do that. Those were my thoughts. Let me know if i got a bit of it.
-iphios
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