"THE OUTLAW"

I love the trite mythos of the outlaw. I love the self-conscious romanticism of the outlaw.

I love the black wardrobe of the outlaw. I love the fey smile of the outlaw.

I love the pot of the outlaw, and the beans of the outlaw. I love the way respectable men sneer and say "outlaw".

I love the way young women palpitate and say "outlaw". The outlaw boat sails against the flow, and I love that.

Outlaws toilet where badgers toilet, and I love it. All outlaws are photogenic, and I love it.

"When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free": that's a graffito seen in Anacortes, and I love that. There are outlaw maps that lead to outlaw treasures, and I love those maps especially.

Unwilling to wait for mankind to improve, the outlaw lives as if that day were here, and I love that most of all.

Criminals, because they are plauged with guilt, often will surrender and go quietly. Outlaws, because they are pure, never will.


Tim Robbins