Leap of disbelief sparked
by many heartbreaks.
Why play doubtful hands
when reason holds aces?
Cannot logically prove
that you will draw
a hand that wins.
Cut your losses.
Throw
it in
without checking
your cards.
End a lost night
with Uber fare.
Life in Portofino 
What’s the word Charley!
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Leap!
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Is that the sound of too much to drink?
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Possibly. But it’s also the word for dVerse’s Quadrille night thingie.
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Yes, was trying to push it just a bridge too far. Lol!
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Combat poker?
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Hmmm… I did make that a failed military operation, have to own that.
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Or hide all evidence. It’s worked for others.
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Okay!
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I wonder if “reason holds aces” although it may be better than nothing. Nice poem.
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It all goes back to the title. Thank you, Frank!
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This defeatist sad-sack! Or…this tongue-in-cheek satirist! I can’t decide.
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There is only one rule in gambling… the bank always wins. Better cut your losses and leave… Love where your writing took you.
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Thank you! But then again… it depends upon the game, doesn’t it? I’m glad you liked it.
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Part is logic and reason, part is luck
Smart write
I like the title as well
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Thank you! Often in poetry cards and poker ends up not being about cards and poker.
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Too rich for my blood – I fold!
This is so clever, Charley! Interesting assumptions and results.
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Thank you! As always, my guess is that you saw through my poem’s guise! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Nah – that’s why I folded. I think I need more time with your poem to really get it. I see it as being about relationships, but perhaps not what you meant… ???
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It definitely could fit in that. I think I built in a bit of ambiguity when I wrote.
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House always wins. I like your wry tone here.
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Thank you! If I was only writing about poker…. 🙂
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House always wins, no matter what the game is! 😉
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That’s true! No matter how the hand is played.
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Taxi for one? Brilliant stuff.
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Thank you! I hoped you’d appreciate it.
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Seems to me to be the perfect reflection on the night before, especially last night.
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Or any night, really. Don’t look too closely at the cards! Glad you enjoyed it.
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Cut your losses and take that uber ride ~ Seems a good and reasonablen end of the night ~ Happy new year Charley ~
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Thanks, Grace!
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why begin in the first place?
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I suppose that, to answer that, you need to know what the game represents. Rain, in literature, isn’t always rain… unless it is. Perhaps this is beyond a simple night’s game of poker. …or not.
In answer to your question: To win.
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🏆♠️
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Ha, this left me smiling. Love the word play.
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Thank you! I tend to play with words… sometimes to my detriment… sometimes to my surprise. I’m glad you came by and read, and liked it!
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Wagering on assumptions can surely get us into trouble…….or not.
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Now you’ve got it! 🙂 Glad you liked it.
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Knew I shouldn’t have called my never-bluffing niece’s hand this Christmas Eve! Did it anyway! Lucky I didn’t need to look for Uber fare! Love the piercing insight you embed within your satire, Charley!
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Good one, Charley. Cut your losses before you have no money for Uber.
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Well, of course I interpreted that as a parallel between gambling with cards and with love. That fear yet love of risk, the invariable disappointment, the addiction… and that cynical ending in an Uber taxi.
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Clever! An ass-sumption can be quite a “sumptuous ass” — once bet, costs a fortune of reason!
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Better to be on the safe side than go overboard, but if you do, there is an uber close by.:-)
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Thank goodness for safety nets! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Not a very good game! Wisdom overrode chance! Great poem Charley.
Dwight
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Thank you, Dwight!
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i love this and the ending made me giggle! thanks for sharing 🙂
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You are welcome!
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Depending on the game, maybe it would be better to ride out the hand and see what comes? And what are the stakes? Is the possible reward worth the gamble? Perhaps not this time.
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Depends always upon the stakes. Perhaps not this time…. Glad you enjoyed it.
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A FarE oF LoVE
A DoLLaR iLL
GAMble
EmptY
WiNFuLL..:)
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