Friday, June 9, 2023

The Pack Mule

Loaded down with leather aching in the sun

another round through the canyon

carrying rum and guns

The adobe walls

of the mission in the distance

the reverberation of the bells

in the sweat-stained heat

the tower

the stark light

the dust

the hooves

what burdens is he asked

to carry?

he does all without question

In the same way we carry our worries

through this whole world

without a word



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