I fear for all those who have neglected the rules to the game

Where was I when we were being taught

Or was it that I learned and simply forgot

This game I amuse myself in never ceases to come to any end

Everyone cant win all the times they play

Therefor I grieve and wallow in dismay

The dice is rolled, all the cards are dealt around the table

Optimism idealism I try to keep a smile

This counterfeit facade can only last a while

My hands proceed from turn to turn with a callous touch

From palm to palm to finger tip frozen into ice

An alienated coldness forms upon the naked dice

Another bad play distills all the expectant thoughts Ive had

I think that maybe Ive been cheated

Any way I retire because I was defeated

Then the game goes on unceasingly intense and hot like fire.

I finally get a hand that takes a stance

What is the point I will not advance

Never did I request to partake in this game here and now

Forced to coincide with the random

Without stability and a leg to stand on

The instructions on the box have scratched off and blurred

Eyes looking blindly in search of assistance

No one helps so I wont go the distance

Are there winners or losers or is it always a stalemate

My cards are thrown down and I recede

A hands exposed with nothing I need