Death in a HonkyTonk
I used to live in
North Carolina and
Once heard a story
I couldn’t forget.
In some red neck
dive in
Rural Carolina
A man came into the
Bar and sat for a drink.
An argument eventually
Ensued and a
Burly redneck
Type decided to punch
The consciousness out
Of the fool.
The victim lay passed
Out on the floor as the
Other patrons just stepped
Over him and made jokes.
At some point he
Awakened and left as
Country music twanged
On the jukebox and
Pool balls collided
And life just seemed to
Go on.
An hour later the man
Sprawled out on the floor
Woke up, left, and
Returned
But with fury flowing
In the veins.
Out popped
A pistol
And a BANG
Shattered the room.
The bullet
Knocked the Bar
Bully on his ass
And he never got up
Again.
I never did hear what
Happened after that.