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Outback
I was never scared...
...he'd die,
Until his horse,
Its long reins trailing
And its saddle shining,
By its own sweet will
Came sauntering in.
I went at full gallop
To where he lay
With only the shadow
Of a scrub hunched
Over in prayer.
I dried his blood
On the hem of my skirt,
Knowing...
...all the while
He could never repay
This last thing I did for him.
Then I moved town,
Used again the name
From when I came
Into this world,
Finding a dark-eyed boy
Who gave me all
I needed to forget.
That was all way back,
Ye-es, way back, so...
...now you find me
Sitting on this rocker
Out on the porch, when
All's said, life's been
Good to me, yes sir.
Help yourself to
Another tinny...
...sit here
Awhile.
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