The Game Played

 

I realize that I have made

my mistakes along the way.

Some indicate, to do what

I have done took a measure

of persistent heart and soul.

Ah but in actuality, it took a

dose of this and a smattering

of that.

All-in-all there was an amalgam

of thought, a modicum of

opportunity for me,

and a good deal of

random shooting from the hip.

And too, there were those times

I had no clue as to what to do.

I seemed to have made it thus far,

however, somehow avoiding a

disastrous toll,

raising the bet and playing

my hand just right

at times,

all the while holding an

ace in the hole.

I’m all in;

read ‘em and weep!

         -30-

Chris Hanch 5-19-2021