There is no where that I could run to
Simply put, there's no place I can hide
There's a truly serious chemistry here
Been that way for years between you and I.
Now all the cards have been swiftly dealt
It would appear one of us holds a royal
      flush
Neither knowing if the other ia trying to
     bluff the house
For the roads we've both traveled have been
        quite rough.
So, with fear of losing all the chips I've
        gathered
I take a gambler's chance at luck and go all
        in
I show my pair of Queens that I've so
      proudly held tight
As you lay out the Ace and King of
      diamonds taking the win.
For the Royal flush you made with such
        little effort
Beats my pair of Queens held even adding
       the one on the table
But you tell me that you will gladly share
       the winning money pot
If only I can promise you a heart that to love
      true is really able.
So I smile sweetly at you as the dealer once
       again begins to shuffle
Only this time we play against two others
   and we are playing for keeps
The winners of this hand will recieve a life
     full of joy and love
This is the last thing I see before I awake
     from my sleep.
As my eyes slowly begin to open after my
     nights slumber
It's your mesmorizing eyes that are looking
    directly back at me
I smile and slide closer, curling into your
     loving embrace
And fall softly back to dreamland within the
   arms where I was always meant to be.


        Nicole Kesick
        December 28, 2019
© Hailey Raine