even cowgirls get the blues

my cowboy hat
engulfed in blue

goes everywhere with me

the exposed frayed threads

in secret places

the lopsided manner in which it stands proudly,

jealously protecting a wild mass of golden curls

sheilding the unruly dangerous contents

from the outside world

i know this cowboy hat

it is mine

it protects me

it shields me

I keep it close to me

today it is wearing the blue sky above