The Kid

As he walked to the line they paid him no mind

Just the spotters were watching for fun

Then the buzzer went off and he slapped him some leather

In his hand then appeared his first gun

Five rounds went off like a mini drum roll

In an instant those five knockdowns fell

But before the first knockdown had slammed to the dirt

He was off and was runnin like hell

Then came a sweep, left to right, near to far

The spotters could hardly keep up

Five clangs sounded as if they were one

Just who the heck was this young pup?

Nine rifle rounds next with a reload to boot

This would sure separate boys from men

But the ninth round had barely escaped from the bore

When The Kid tossed the final one in

Next, six rounds of 12 gauge would be the real test

His old side by side showed some wear

He was so fast I swear that before he was done

There were four empty hulls in the air

As the last shot was fired the RO looked up

“I think that the timer just broke”

Ain’t no human being can shoot quite that fast

It’s a miracle, that ain’t no joke!”

As the stunned posse patted the kid on the back

Shocked old men talked among their old selves

“We’ll see y’all later” Laughed his dad to the crowd

“Time to party. Today he turns twelve!”