I Fold

I’m no card player, but I fold.
This game has gone on for longer than eternity.
There’s nothing in the hand that I hold.
And the illusion shimmered back into reality.
This night has drawn in far too cold
And cracks are appearing on this poker face.
Not the first time, I have been told
That this was never mine, that someone’s in my place.
I’m no card player, but I fold.
This game has lost all meaning for me.
No ace up my sleeve, no flush do I hold,
I can’t gamble on just a memory.

© M K Le...