Tagged: card game

we are always one

we are always one
round away from winning or
defeat, cards up our

sleeves or in full display, it
matters less when you’re having fun
.
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in the middle of

in the middle of
the night, the mind runs
errands the body
pretends to know
nothing about,
reshuffles everything
we’ve said or felt or
said we’ve felt
so that there are
new hands to play
by morning, with
over two-point-five
million possibilities
hidden beneath
our poker faces
.
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i only need to

i only need to
sleep until the sun comes up –
my brain is playing

blackjack with my body, and
neither is doubling down
.
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on Wednesday, you

on Wednesday, you
came with your best
poker face and such
distracting lashes to
hold your cards well
.
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