You Aren’t Really Country

by | Dec 1, 2022 | Poetry

If you don’t live on 100 acres of farmland,
you aren’t really country

And if you don’t have horses and cows,
you aren’t really country

If you don’t barrel race or bull ride,
you aren’t really country

Oh, and if you don’t drive an old beat up pickup truck,
you aren’t really country

If you don’t have George Strait and Allan Jackson on your playlist,
you aren’t really country

And if you ever chose to dress up,
you aren’t really country

If you don’t have a confederate flag in your room,
you aren’t really country 

As a matter of fact,
nobody is country

You are You.

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