Games



On my way to destiny
I became a  prisoner of love
It was like so many
Play the game 'cause they can't get enough

Mix crass in a delicate glass
Add sand
To the ice
Leaves you feeling cold
A bad bargain coming due
Hang nails can't grab hold
It's got nothing to do with you

Tell me why I'm pulling
A nickel slot to churn cheap bets
Whom am I really fooling
They can tell I want free shots

To run upstairs amid a pair
Of aces
Hit me hard
I don't think it's fair
I must oil the Queen of Hearts
And whenThey attack
They rarely  wear black

Didn't care much for Vegas
Overcast it could snow for Christmas
The stupid games people  play
Marched past a parade for Veteran's Day

Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet

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Submitted on February 21, 2017

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Scheme AXAX XBXCDCD EXEX FXXFXGG HHII B
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 668
Words 137
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 7, 4, 7, 4, 1

Angela Neon Garcia

Majored in Chemistry and Zoology at Miami University, Oxford Ohio. Wrote one scifi novel, Caviar Emptor, SyFy.com I have been writing poetry since 1973, Served in the United States Air Force 1974-1978, Served Army Reserve, 1980-1982 more…

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