forever is the sweetest con

the moment i saw you across the bar
i knew this town wasn’t big enough for the two of us
the metallic clink of the spurs on your boots
as you walked over to me
sent a chill down my spine and gave me a
twinge in my gut.

poker faces on, we stared at each other
a silent showdown to see who would
fold first.

long last i say “my horse or yours?”
and we skip town together to go find
a little chapel in the closest city
so we can share dust and denim
for as long as we both shall live.