High Stakes
You dotted your i's and crossed your t's, when you sealed the deal- Thinking it was all done, in the darkness under the table, That would make it any less real. But just because you distracted me with one hand, doesn't mean I didn't see the other. As you slid it across my mouth, in hopes that I would smother. Now all the cards are on the table, and the dealers hands are tied. You can't change the hand you kept to play, you have to let it ride. You made a bet with disregard, and gambled it all away. You didn't seem to care at all, because you were ready to pack up and leave, You didn't intend to stay. And with one quick hand, you lost it all. You didn't win, or even draw. You bet my heart, double or nothing and you gave my love away- When this whole time, I had placed my own bet on you, and ended up betrayed. Sometimes, you just got to know- When to hold em, when to fold em, and when to walk away...
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