each breath was held
as each card was laid

each look was downward
as each hand is played

each look is sideward
as each sigh is inward

each inhalation
is held on exhalation

each card that was placed
so strategically
built a house, not a home
but just as easily

your sigh rocked foundations
and a groan broke the ground
all of a sudden, our house
*Fell
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