The game I lost,
Still haunts me,
And a phantom desire remains,
To play again,
And win,

The board’s the same,
The dice remain,
The stakes just as they were,
The outcome lies untouched,
And unapproached,

Sometimes I feel I throw those dice,
Watch for a lucky number,
But see the same again,
Other times I think I threw the dice away,
Before they even landed once.