The Natural Lottery

Slowly falling pages
wasted money
futile wagers
and acrid tasting honey
they've shut the book
hands that disguise
your drowning eyes
now you despise
the risks you took.
Diamonds and hearts
fat fingers that scrunch money
throw their poisoned darts .
Spades and aces
dominoes that rattle
like snakes in venomous cases
The king of clubs
doesnt have a rule
as he plays pool
in bandit flashing pubs
unregal
and illegal
hes well marked behind the cigarette stubs.
Russian roulette
who will it get
the barrel spins around
your ears fear
as you await the sound .
Life the horse race
money the pace
everyday we look right through
its dodgy invisible face.