Submissions by Gnodab

I anxiously hand over a piece that I thought would be returned 10 fold
she forcefully places the sphere on the table and it begins to roll
She slams and old worn out cup over the tattered ball
And effortlessly pulls it back and forth asking me to recall

She shows me what she wants me to see while playing this game
I keep losing what I give but I keep playing just the same
It could be my self deprecation that keeps me grinning
or maybe the delirious dream of what would happen if I start winning

An eleventh hour revelation conforms to an audible...