poker chips with poked chips

they tell you
not to gamble
which is good advice
they’re gambling with
but also bad
because look
you’ve gotten this far
by taking a chance
that i’ll say something
worth your time

sadly
you lost
and they won
without even playing

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if i were god
the first thing i
would do
is prove finally
that there is no god
and the second would be
to create one

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i don’t know why
i don’t know why
that all i have to give
is all i have to give
and all i have
gets
all i have
but i assume
to assume
that it is because of some cycle
where words change their meaning
from the bottom up
like food becoming vomit
becoming food again
for a dog
or you
if you’re dogged
and wondering why not