Tommy

An acrostic about Tommy

Terrain known well to you
Out in the Wild West, you do your cowboy business.
Murkin’ out laws, and enemies, to put in modern terms.
Ma would be proud if she saw how you carried on the family name.
You really just wanted to be a fiddler.

No man stands in your way
Overbearing any obstacle
Remains are all that you leave.
’Til one day you decide to give up your cowboy life
Orchestra is your passion. 20 years later, you’re crushed by the cellist.
Never saw it coming.

Author's Note

One day I asked people if they'd like me to make an acrostic out of their name. I decided not to make them typical acrostic poems, but to turn them into poetry/short stories, starting each line with the first letter of their names, without knowing anything about the person or having any prior interaction with them.
I actually kind of enjoyed the result.