This town stays with me wherever I may roam
For a gunslinger can never just fade away
Death lingers in every shadow, each person we meet
Retirement is just a well placed bullet away
Unable to draw breath and live another day
^^^
This ending was just amazing Bill.
A very mind capturing piece that held my attention from the beginning line. And I found myself going back for a second read.
I really loved the title you chose.

Take care, dear friend

I can picture the showdown, shootout, and the guilt of the gunslinger as I read this. Well done. I'm partial to Westerns.....this does Tombstone proud. :) Debbie

This poem paints a great picture in my head, you seem like a very artistic poem and its so cool that you can express that through your writing

This was a really good piece. It is nice to get taken away to another place and time. You have created a wonderful picture for the reader. Excellent!

Good poem ! GREAT WORK!

Wonderful imagery, I was compelled to read it all, good work!

WOW this is by far the best poem i have read all day, this was amazing. I loved the imagery and detail you used. Every word fit together perfectly and I was blown away by the entire thing. I particularily loved this line:

"Retirement is just a well placed bullet away"

Very true. Great work.

--Steph

In short ... simply awesum !!!

This is darkly entertaining, and I particularly liked the line "Alone in a crowded room" as I've used the very same phrase in a poem of my own some time ago. Very different subject matter though.

A real gem, this one.

This made you feel like you were watching an old western movie,very entertaining the rhyming was perfect. excelent.

Very nice and beautiful