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Cards

November 21, 2014
By bmwei SILVER, Vancouver, Other
bmwei SILVER, Vancouver, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"I have no concept of time other than it is flying."


Terror
Strikes me when I’m without my cards,
Exposed to Time and all of his shards
Of blood and tears and childhood
Fears,
Unstoppable gears.

 

A wrinkly hand deals the deck,
Each card going on an exotic trek.
But this journey is one from which not all will
Return,
Oh, how I hate the way they would burn.
Their smoke would rise and fill my lungs,
Scorching my youth, parching my tongue –
A masterpiece left unsung.

 

But alas, I’ve been dealt a King!
…perhaps he is the one to secure my string.
But first I will need to rid these queens,
Ungodly leech, failed vaccine.
Let them char, by all means.

 

The cards are now coarse, much like their
Dealer,
Withered through use –
Immortal healer.
The Jokers are shuffled to the bottom of the stack,
A frame concealing an inerasable crack.

 

Oh! Grandma has just showed her Ace,
How to counter – I will not lose this race.
I search my field for an appropriate mate,
And, without hesitation, I draw an
Eight.


The author's comments:

Crazy eights: a favourite childhood pasttime I shared with grandmother.


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