Ahead Looking Back

Writer's Cramp submission for 10/25/24: pain, loyalty, town. Poem.

Ahead Looking Back

The horse plodded on
Hooves kicking up dust
Heading towards a place
With no one to trust

Passing the homestead
Pain burst in his chest
His home in ruins
His wife laid to rest

His fingers stroked metal
Six-shooter at his waist
Loyalty torn to shreds
Revenge he could taste

The babe in her womb
That never drew breath
His brother’s betrayal
Would end with his death

No matter to him
His brother’s renown
This nightmare’s end
Lay ahead in that town

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Writer's Cramp Entry 10/25/24 - Ahead Looking Back

Write a story or poem inspired by this prompt:

Include these three words in your entry:

PAIN - LOYALTY - TOWN