Breaking "Even"

Lady Luck is a fickle bitch

making random choices—

who will win…who will lose.

We play a steady and patient game

biding our time, knowing the odds

are rarely in our favor.

In this game, sometimes just

breaking even counts as a ‘win’

and given my 'druthers'
I’d druther walk away

with what I came with

      ...than end up in the hole.

© Ginny Brannan 2018