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By Jubal Submitted by Jubal29717 Date: 2001 Nov 07 Comment on this Work [[2001.11.07.13.34.6015]] |
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Trumped The saying goes that all is fair in love and war. The reality is that fair in not a concept That computes in the universe of me, myself, and I where you So graciously have held court in one form or another Operating on the "I'll play as long as it is fun for me" principle Until the flame got too close The little sizzling fire-tongues licking greedily at that secret you So carefully have cherished for so long The secret that is known, but you do not realize is known. So... You changed the rules Rewrote the instructions Swapped your place in the game for a better position And got a new, but apparently not full, deck with which to play Unknowing that your best hand was already on the table And it was only, after all, two of a kind Someone else has the royal flush And baby, you don't even have an inkling That you've been trumped. |