Photo © August 15, 2010 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist [steel hand claw, aces & eights, Mason, whiskey, steerhorn, Dominga Rio of Cuero, Night of the Foal: The New Riders of the Purple Sage]

Eyeliner Outdraws John Wayne

dripping black
what do you want
from me look, what
do you want from me,
my steel hand claw attached
to my outlaw draw, what is it that
intrigues the poker fans, eyeliner
outdraws John Wayne, Adam Lambert
sings my fame, it's all in the name, I wear
it on my right hand, protection claws that
don't retract, guard's up poker chips racked,

what do you want
from me, New Riders
of the Purple Sage, whiskey
bets aces and eights, lodging
tax without comps on the ballot,
picking up my steerhorn with my
steel hand claw attaching it to my
lips, eyeliner outdraws John Wayne,
dripping black, what do you want from
me, what do you want from me, what do
you want from me...

© August 15, 2010 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist