âThe executionerâs face is always well hiddenâ
a Bob Dylan lyric
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mine own âex,â in chest encased, silent, with grimacing smile,
happy to be of sir-vice, sent home unhappy, cause his cut,
not quite deep enough
this time,
though nearly succeeded,
but his biz is an-all-or-none inclusive Swifty tour, disillusioned,
he donât get paid unless he brings my punched ticket to a glorious
sadness conclusion
someone asked (axed in local accent) if Iâm nearer my god
having survived despite my best efforts at self destruction,
to which Iâm smiling when uttering a âheartfelt prayerâ of
Hell No!
cause the channel always been open and either side can initiate when so desired, the gates of love always open,
so wasnât surprised when playing with my matches,
he went silent, but knew fully well, Mr. G a risk taker,
put his roulette chips on a âbasket bet,â (1)
needing a double 00, to collect,
because, shoot, the timing was goodâŚ
Me?
ainât naive enough to hope that a prayerful request
would not be met with a ânow you want some intercession?â
and a heavenly sneer, cause we always been perfectly clear,
with each other, ask and you wonât receive, and none of that
what have you done for me lately razzamatazz,
nah, the record impurities gray
and no pencil erasures allowedâŚ
knowing that the executioner will be backâ round someday,
my wounded heart too tempting to pass up twice, and
thatâs ok, this old man learned to live with
a not entirely pleasant uncertainty,
âThis old man, he played one,â¨
He played knick-knack on my thumb;â¨
With a knick-knack paddywhack,â¨
Give the dog a bone,â¨
This old man came rolling home.â
but he didnât play two, having no kazoo!
Basket Bet
(1)
A basket bet, also known as a five-number bet, is where you bet that either 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3 will hit. Itâs always these five roulette numbers. Since you need the 00 to make this bet happen, itâs limited to American roulette.