I SHOT A HORSE TODAY

I shot a horse today you see,

Not done with grace or even dignity;

A broken leg will doom a horse,

To a life of torture or great remorse.

I shot a horse today you see,

Unable to stomach the pain for me;

I pulled the trigger and off it went,

To the great beyond whatever that meant.

I shot a horse, today I cry,

Pain came running I cannot lie;

Death come knocking again once more;

To settle a debt, to even the score.

The horse no fault I could not blame,

Having to hide my guilt and now my shame;

For I love all things on this green earth,

Prizing all of them no matter their worth.

It's different killing a horse you see,

A man knows why I kill for thee;

A horse knows different you see their eye,

No harm to you do they wish to ply.

I killed a horse, today I'm sad,

Could never be happy, never be glad;

The horse I killed could only look back,

Only my face it saw before all went black.