Caught   The mountains around were clear 'gainst the sky clouds hung in blue bright filled my eye.   Heat buzzed from the land like an afternoon fly I was looking for water, my canteen was dry.   My horse had dropped me like a hot potato pie. I was afoot in the desert and had to try.   Then I froze 'cause I heard a snake rattling close by. He was big and I figured I just might die.   Then a shot rang out, hit him in the eye. A lawman name of Brisco County had rode up on the sly.   He said, "You best be careful, and please don't deny I been trailin' you for days and now you're my guy."   So off I went to do my time, that's no lie. It darn near made my wife shed a tear, or cry.

©Steve Dirksen