Major Wager

Major Wager


Went to the
equine bank
to make a 
withdrawal

The allure 
of the race track

Play the odds

Let it ride
on a four 
legged nag

Here they come
to the post parade

Pick a winner

I got a hot tip
from a guy
with knowing eyes

who knew 
someone
who
knew something

Inside dope

telling whispers

the stuff of dreams

So I bet it all
on the gray

Number 5
on the program

And they're off!!

Once around
they take their trip

Thunderous sounds
of hooves 
pounding the oval strip

Down the stretch
the screams of dreamers
bring them home

Photo finish!!!

We live and die
by chance
and all the
vagaries
of circumstance

Today I died


Took a fall

on a sure thing

that wasn't
so sure
after all