Country & Western

[Southern Scarab]

I sat down to write a poem
with a country and western feel
that didn’t include redneck bashing
or livestock abuse, or clichéd
blue and battered misery
or – God forbid – a pickup truck
or wrassling steers
or gators
or singing hallelujah
to a TV minister
 
So I came up with this:
 
I like hats

'Country' and 'Western' only exist on TV, really. Like brown paper grocery bags with baguettes, milk, and leafy carrots in them. Never seen that happen once. What would you make?