Royal Flush
Seconds from the truth
And inches from the prize,
Your eyes
Scan for some indication
That you’re playing this just right.
Well, my guarded pair
Is no match for a cunning hand,
And I’m about to lose my shirt.
Demand
Whatever leaves you satisfied.
I’ll let you hide
Your royal flush.
This rush
Is not a lust for kings or queens or cash.
I only ever aim to raise the stakes,
See what the other player might reveal;
A woman always knows the cards
A man tries to conceal.
Moistened lips and drum of anxious fingers,
Question lingers:
Bluffing?
Nonsense!
Because either way, you win.
You grin,
I fold,
The pot is yours.
All bets are off,
We seal a deal with you on top.
A table’s wasted on a game of cards.
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My alias comes from a favorite quote of mine by Mark Twain: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Decided to make this blog a little more personal recently, by revealing my name (Laura) and posting a picture. Welcome back, friends, and I hope to become more active in the community again soon! 🙂
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Worlds Away 
I love its playfulness, the cunning teasing (both in manner of word choice plus phrasing, and in the subject matter). I imagine strip poker between equals. (grin) Then again, it could very well stand for the daily mind games between lovers-turned-companions. 🙂
S.L.: I hoped to convey a sense of the things we sometimes let our partners hide (i.e., an already-uncovered secret) in order to allow them to feel more comfortable, so that we can “let the game continue,” so to speak. 😉 (Not purposeful manipulation/deception so much as the feigned ignorance that can make interactions more interesting and less intimidating.)
I especially like your insight into how this could represent daily mind games as well — hadn’t considered that as I wrote this, but it’s a great way to read it!
i start from the end. i really like the last sentance, giving the whole poem a … mmm.. (not sure of the word. you will have to do without). and a nice metaphor too, illuminate many things as you and s.l. mentaiond before.
i am happy you finding time for those short visits, to post and comment. what do you study again?
Thanks, fragments. My travels inspired me to go into sociology. Hopefully, I can do my part in this life to find ways of improving people’s circumstances.
If you don’t mind me asking, what is it that you do? (If you’d rather retain your mystery, that’s fine.) 🙂
i don’t mind that bit. last 8 years i have been traveling around, for now, and first after all those years, i am kind of based, in munich for the time,and funnly enough, i have started taking some uni courses, antropology and sociolgy to start with.
Haha, it pulls you in! I’m not surprised that that’s where you start your studies after extensive traveling. As an undergraduate student, I studied Anthropology as well. I chose sociology for grad school in part because I felt it would allow me to serve greater numbers of people. But I still love anthro! Glad to discover a fellow lover of humanity and student of society on WordPress. 🙂
hey,
thanks for the post man, long but interesting. I see that your a poker fan, what you think of these poker hands, the top 5 royal flushes 😀 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9MK8n1-v8
Erotic, seductive metaphor – “I’m about to lose my shirt” is awesome.