Poem 451








What is
the best game
one may choose
to play
in the casino?
Take this ol’
gambler’s
humble advice.

It ain’t roulette,
nor one-armed
bandits, poker,
blackjack or dice..
The best of gambles
that a one-eyed
blindly loving
desperado
can pull off..
Is a casino heist.

Now that’s
a real man’s game..
Because it asks of you
to put your everything
upon the line..
even your life.
The realest gambler
always comes packing..
lacking the intent
of playing nice.

They say the game
is rigged..
and that the house
is always bound
to win.
Sometimes
the only weapon
with sufficient potency
to cleanse a den
of sinners..
is precisely sin.

Once you have
filled your bags,
the only step
that still remains
for you to take
is make for it..
and make it far.

If that’s the game
you choose to play..
you better have yourself
a quick and dirty,
ol’ reliable..
getaway car.

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