Saturday night gathering Of the two member club of bad moods and contemplations My friend with her hair tied back Shuffling a deck of cards I feel like I have done this A thousand times She says
She deals We are playing shed The only game we both know by heart I know that she was always better than me But I am trying to give her A run for her money
Suddenly face up on the table A jack of clubs with torn corners The look of tired and impatient confusion Drawn permanently on his face My friend looks up at me eyes gleaming with amusement I laugh and say that I think That's my mood of the day She smiles I was just going to tell you That same thing
I know that look of fatigued detachment The one you get when you realize that the game you play has rules And no one ever bothered to tell you about them
Jack, it's going to be ok This game is tough and tedious But when it's all over You will be shuffled right back into a new one And this time it's going to feel a lot like home