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Call a spade, a spade.
A club, a club.
A heart, a heart,
And a diamond, a diamond.
A spade, to dig your grave.
A club, to beat your wife.
A heart, to rend and wound.
And a diamond, made from blood.
And so it is
You play the great game!
The great game of Poker,
Whilst trying to outsmart one another,
And pretend, to be friends, when you're not.
Petty deceivers, most of all,
As you dance and piroette for wall streeters.
Smile and nod for politicos,
And skip and jump for the corporates;
Who rape you whilst you sleep.
Liars!
Fake friends!
Cheaters!
Poisoners!
You know who you are!
Duplicitous humankind.
You have sown the seeds
Of your own destruction.
So, go on and play your games,
Just know you're already the loser.
Call a spade, a spade.
A club, a club.
A heart, a heart,
And a diamond, a diamond.
Kali reigns supreme!
Roger Allen Baut
"Blessed is he that reads aloud the Word of the Prophesy"
I confess I am not familiar with some of your references, but there is clarity in the message of the "refrain" that is sadly lacking today.Glad you shared with us today.
ReplyDeleteLove this! So direct :) We are all too willing to be seduced by our illusions
ReplyDeleteugh there is a hard grit in this...condemning and real...hard hitting which is refreshing...smiles.
ReplyDeleteThis works for me as an American poem (although you perhaps meant to be universal) in this great awful political season, this week of SOPA and PIPA. So often I see us as our own worst enemies.
ReplyDeleteI love the card references, but... be gentle on the wife, now! It is a game of Poker isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Victoria and leaving your thoughts! Appreciated, Roger ☺
ReplyDeleteNice to see you Marousia and glad you loved my effort... and its directness! Appreciated, Roger ☺
ReplyDeleteBrian, so happy to have you stop by and leave your comment...glad you found this offerring "...a hard grit in this...condemning and real...hard hitting which is refreshing..." Appreciated, Roger ☺
ReplyDeleteHey Mark, certainly nice to have you stop by and leave your comment. Actually,I didn't think of it being 'universal' while writing, but it certainly could be...this stuff is surely going on in a lot of places.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, humankind has been its own worst enemy! Thanks again, Roger ☺
Hi yah Laurie, nice to see you, and thanks for stopping by! Glad you liked the 'card' references, and of course I would hope so too, although 'unfortunately' there is 'actual' as well as 'virtual' clubbing going on in our society, and that is really quite sad!
ReplyDeleteLife can be, and often is a Poker game...
Thanks again, Roger ☺
Indeed, you say it like it is and I'm glad you do. The games of chance could easily undermine a lot of social bonds, n exactly the ays you describe? bravo.
ReplyDeleteHello there Charles! Nice to see you've stopped by and left your thoughts! I appreciated that...and when you say, "Indeed, you say it like it is and I'm glad you do."
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much! Roger ☺
Interesting write my friend. Life can be like a poker game...intense!
ReplyDeleteRoger...I am ending on you this evening and so very happy I am! what strength you present to us here this evening. Honest, raw, you know where I'm at...and I have to say, I am so very proud to call you friend! You have blessed me with smiles on days I thought their would be none, you have lightened my heart and in turn the weight on my spirit. Thank you for your passion, your truth, and your mission as we stand together to bring a New World Creative Union to fruition!
ReplyDeletePowerful indeed, sowed the seeds of our own destruction, pulled no punches, nicely done!
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ReplyDeleteHi Pat! So very nice to have you stop by and see you again, and have you share your thoughts on my poem with me!
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you found this weeks offerring to be...
"Powerful indeed, sowed the seeds of our own destruction, pulled no punches, nicely done!"
Thanks so much!
Roger ☺
Hi Carl! Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you doing that and leaving your comment...very true, life can, indeed, be a poker game...
ReplyDeleteThanks again,
Roger ☺
hard-hitting and reflects the world's current state, I suppose. Makes me want to remind everyone, however, that "the house always wins." ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the references here, a intense good write!
ReplyDeleteWell, isn't this lovely. Superb! Great poem, Roger! It's very in your face. That's what makes it wonderful! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and letting me know you liked my newest work Sheila, and that you felt it was "...hard-hitting and reflects the world's current state..." Definately appreciated, Roger ☺
ReplyDeleteAyala! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know that, "I love the references here, a intense good write!"
ReplyDeleteRoger ☺
...and Bradley, thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts too..."Superb! Great poem, Roger! It's very in your face. That's what makes it wonderful! ;)"
ReplyDeleteDefinately brought some more sunshine into my day! Roger ☺
Kali reigns supreme... prefect ending my friend and I could feel your anguish... But then it happens and we need to take if forward in our stride...
ReplyDeleteShashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2012/01/whispers-haiku-on-how-i-write-poetry.html
At twitter @VerseEveryDay
So nice of you to stop by and leave your comment! I appreciate that Shashi and as you say:
ReplyDelete"Kali reigns supreme... prefect ending my friend and I could feel your anguish...But then it happens and we need to take if forward in our stride..."
It certainly does, but, then, we know, as it is written, "This too shall pass away!"
Thanks again Shashi! Roger ☺
Direct and to the point. I like this poem very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Shockgrubz and so pleased you like this poem! Best regards, Roger ☺
ReplyDeleteThis hits hard with a condemnation for the games people play. Truth it seems is becoming and endangered species. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Susie and leaving your thoughts, and, yes indeed, "Truth it seems is becoming and endangered species. Nice work!"
ReplyDeleteRoger ☺
Sir Roger...I am issuing the Liebster Blog award to you...not something I normally do, but this one is special and I wanted to share it with the man that started me on this adventure. Come and visit my parlour when you can! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Natasha and leaving your comments! I'll be very happy to stop by your parlour very soon...and thank you for the Liebster Blog award...Take gentle care! Roger ☺
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