Jesus Framed in the Hames

horsehair whiskers
thorn ridden, 1873 Colt
Peacemaker dripping blood,
Jesus knows you lied,

dead man's hand,
he was holding a pair
of aces and a pair of eights,
all black, when he died, Wild
Bill, a brother look-a-like to Jesus
framed in the hames, died for the
outlaws sins, squash blossom hung
from the cross of the Navajo, Jesus
knows your names,

dime novel
buried in the
straw becomes
the bible, livery stable
becomes a church when
it burned, charred black mail,
end of the line Pony Express
delivery of the rope tied from the
wrists become the black wrought nail
through the hand, chaps become the tunic,
Jesus framed in the hames,

fire, it
all goes
up in flames,
stagecoach robbery,
extortion draws the gun
of Jesse James, Jesus framed
in the hames, Jesus knows your names.

Lyrics Copyright 5.31.2010 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist