Shuffling...

Shuffling thoughts...

Shuffling...

If only I could shuffle my thoughts as fast as a
blackjack dealer,

God knows I'm losing my mind as fast as the
poor dummies losing their money huddled around
those unforgiving tables,

The house always wins but I'm not even playing
I'm just trying to figure out what my next big move
in life is going to be and what I'm willing to lose,

So I'd better keep shuffling for now but soon I'm
going to have to cut the deck and gamble a little
bit,

I sure pray that this time my gamble is
worth the payoff, cause gambling on life and love
can really hurt in this crazy casino called life...

Author's Note

GOD IS GOOD!!!

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Agree with your thoughts.. but there again, not speaking of actual gambling but life: perhaps we have to take chances in order to discover our strengths and weaknesses. OK, there's always the chance of falling by the wayside, and, so cruel, how painful is that. But, to try climbing a mountain but only eaching the top of a hill, is better than just looking at it, surely?

Forgive me, but your finely tuned poem, the metaphorical aspect of it, immediately set me thinking and i imagine a deep thinker is satisfied by that.

[Jamestown]

Fantastic! I agree with your review:)
Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[emmajoy]

Just sometimes I get it right. Fine, fine writing.

[R Smith]

well said James, we gamble everyday with everything and winning don't come easy, thanks for the poem and put all mine on red please :)

[Jamestown]

Lol:) Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[andrew mitchell]

Great write Jamestown in order to retrieve something special in life one needs to take that next step into the unknown. What do you have to lose!!

[Jamestown]

Well said:) Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[mournful bear]

life is a gamble, you never go "all in", you spend what is "just" for you, time, love, and your heart should not be gambled in just on game.

[Reveal]

A well shuffled life is better than a stagnated one; we must take dares to change things.

[Jamestown]

Well said!Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Mitali Shah]

Loved the words dear James. Life is indeed a Gamble with Gamblers all around trying hard on their luck and get their best.

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Mitali Shah]

your welcome :)

[Matching Socks]

I recommend you avoid the gamble and take some well calculated risks instead. :)
Nice job here JT.

[Jamestown]

Will do! Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[AaronFreitas]

Great analogies in this write... sometimes it seems as if we are losing and we are just merely observing trying to figure out a game plan. Love the words... love the meaning behind it.. good work!

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what a terrific metaphor...and life really gets complicated when you have 13 kind of luck...and aren't sure whether to take another card or not...too easy to go over and crash out.

you have such an intelligent perspective of life that shines through your poems.

[Jamestown]

Means a ton coming from you:)
Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Brinleigh Bailey]

I love the metaphor of life to a casino, it is true! Your word choice was clever and I enjoyed the poem very much. Well done.

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and your kind review, b-blessed!