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The Jailor's Game

by Sumerias Fain

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The Jailor's Game

The jailor's game.
Come poor! Come lame!
So you've nothing to wager?
Bet your worthless name.
The jailor's game.
Come poor! Come lame!
Come all! Come crowned in shame!

A jailor clad in rolling gowns
counts his naked captives.
He passes each a game-worn card
and eyes the maladaptives.

One has pulled the card of Thoth
another draws a chariot.
one weeps to take the hanging fool
and to one's hand, the harlot.
To one's hand the harlot.

Each suspects the deal a cheat
and plots to walk away
The jailor strikes against the bars
to empty out his ashtray.

A sudden blackjack one-eyed thane!
their organs quiver from their vice
The jailor antes up their bones
to craft his set of dice.

One has pulled the card of Thoth
another draws a chariot.
one weeps to take the hanging fool
and to one's hand, the harlot.

The jailor's game.
Come poor! Come lame!
So you've nothing to wager?
Bet your worthless name.
The jailor's game.
Come poor! Come lame!
Come all! Come crowned in shame!
We all come crowned in shame!

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released June 6, 2017

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