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Consider How You Spur
(Hebrews 10:24 NIV)
Taken from Headin" Home
A Collection of Cowboy Poetry
by Ken Howry
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A spur is a tool, not a weapon,
That is, if you're usin' 'em right.
It can help your horse find direction,
Or it an start a terrible fight!
I can use 'em to apply subtle pressure
Or job 'im to cause 'im some pain.
But to get the response that I'm after,
From the latter I'll have to refrain.
Your spurs should never be bloody.
If they are, the lesson's not learned.
When understanding wins over anger,
You'll know that your spurs have been earned.
And, perhaps, when dealing with people
The same principles will hold true.
If you think of your tongue as a tool or a spur,
How it's used is all up to you!
So to keep them from kicking and bucking
Like a bronc with a blanket of burrs,
When it comes to horses . . . and people,
You best consider how you will spur.
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