Casino

Casino                            5/25/2016

Another day

Down in the dust

And another night

Deep in the dark.

What thoughts would I have

If I was still sleeping

Indulging every whim

Flitting across my mind.

I would not even know

That I should care

Lost in my thoughts

And million miles from here.

She woke me up

By cutting me in half

Giving me no real reason

About why

Or how.

But isn’t that life

That we never really know

Hearing only what they decide

We need to know. 

The hidden always greater

Than what it is we see

Most of it underwater

Dumb, dark, and dangerous. 

Most people want money

And many lust for power

Doing anything to win

No matter what the cost.

We all need love

But some

They only have the need

Giving only to get

And loving only to steal. 

Leaning over the table

They stare intently at their cards

Sifting through the odds

And lying every day. 

Always scheming

And never at peace

Nothing but an empty vacuum

Driven by a demon.

Smiling on the outside

And plotting within

Murdering with stealth

With no conscience at all.

The subtle quiet liars

We have all seen before

Strange and mysterious killers

Of fools in their sleep. 

Taking the treasure

And emptying the nest

The golden eggs of promise

That were never ours at all.

A gift in one hand

And a dagger in the other

The wolf in sheep’s clothing

Sleeping in your bed.

Provoking you to anger

And tracking your ever move

The quiet creeping horror

Smiling at your death. 

Seducing many

Any way they can

Just to prove something

No man can have.

They will never be full

And they will never be at peace

Always empty

And screaming in their sleep.