Cards
For Ellie Hoovs' Wonderland Challenge - Day 11
By Alyssa MussoPublished 8 months ago • Updated 8 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Jack Hamilton on Unsplash
We hold each other's hands,
But keep our cards close to our chests.
I am the queen of diamonds,
You are the king of clubs.
I hope for an ace of hearts,
And decide to call your bluff.
You fold,
Your cards splayed.
A joker,
A two of spades.
Enough to bury our love,
In its rightful grave.
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Ellie's Wonderland Challenge Prompt - Day 11
About the Creator
Alyssa Musso
A scientist by trade, but a creative at heart. One novel in progress with too many other ideas taking up space in my head. Some of those ideas end up here.
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Comments (4)
Oh I think this is the saddest take on the cards poem! The ache! The broken hope! Those damn jokers!
Excellent !!!!!
beautifully written
Oh this is so cleverly done, Alyssa! Love the use of the two of spades as the transition into those brutal but beautifully written final lines!