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Bored In Manhattan

Sidewalks are full of people, yet no eyes do mine meet; Taxis, by the thousands, litter the city street; The sun is blocked out by high-rises with business men in suits; I am a lost and lonely cowboy, with no place to wear my boots. I ride the subway from Soho, up to Central Park; In search of Mother Nature, pretending the pigeon is a lark; Surrounded by millions – never have I felt so all alone; I am bored of Manhattan and I hunger for my Western home. I came looking for excitement; I came looking for a job; I came looking for myself – now, I’m just lost among the mob; Who knew that in Manhattan, with such diversity, A simple, bumpkin cowboy would get bored with the big city? I am bored of Manhattan, and all of its pretentiousness, But I haven’t got the money to return to what I miss, So, me and my guitar play songs in Times Square, Drop some coin in my guitar case, so I can skedaddle out of here. Written and posted 1/5/2016

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Julia Ward

Date: 1/12/2016 12:09:00 AM

Joe - Yours of 5:56 PM yesterday. You are very welcome. Yes, it's fun to host contests. My new one is called "A Last Line Prompt" and I think you will do well should you decide to enter.

Skat A

Date: 1/7/2016 12:38:00 AM

Joe, :) Congratulations!!! ~SKAT LOVE~

Joe Flach
Date: 1/11/2016 6:00:00 PM

Thanks, Skat. A little bit of SKAT LOVE is always nice to get. ;-)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/6/2016 11:36:00 PM

Congrats.. LINDA

Joe Flach
Date: 1/11/2016 5:59:00 PM

Thanks, Linda. It's been a long time since I entered one of these P.S. contests. It's fun getting back at it again and seeing lots of old friends (not that the friends are old, but one's I am used to seeing around these parts).

Judy Konos

Date: 1/6/2016 3:50:00 PM

Loved it Joe.....dropping coins in your guitar....clever...indeed

Joe Flach
Date: 1/11/2016 5:58:00 PM

Thanks, Judy. Sometimes a cowboys gotta do what a cowboy can do. Every bit of spare change helps. ;-)

Julia Ward

Date: 1/6/2016 3:07:00 PM

Oh yes - very good... The composition of your poem is much appreciated, and thank you for entering. I am happy to award this an Honorable Mention.

Joe Flach
Date: 1/11/2016 5:56:00 PM

Thank you, Julia. For some reason, my Soup Mail "reply" option is not working for me. I tried to thank you for the editorial suggestions you made on this one. I made the changes that you suggested. Thank you for the HM, but, more importantly, thank you for the inspiration through your contest. I appreciate the time and effort you put in to hosting a contest.

Rahy Hy

Date: 1/5/2016 2:21:00 PM

Very nice.. Good luck at the contest! Rahy

Joe Flach
Date: 1/5/2016 7:50:00 PM

Thanks, Rahy. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.

Skat A

Date: 1/5/2016 12:55:00 PM

Nice to see you here, Joe. The Best of Luck. SKAT

Joe Flach
Date: 1/5/2016 7:49:00 PM

Thanks, SKAT. I took about a 2 year hiatus from the Soup to start my own poetry blog - among a few other adventures. The blog is fun and exciting, but The Soup provides much more feedback and kinship. I may have to go through my vault and post a few more of them here. The few I posted today are fresh writes. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I do appreciate that.