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A Losing Bet

It’s been another bad day with the slots, looks like I was the only one with the “Hots!” The machine stared back with complete onus, I put another Benjamin in and still no bonus. This scene repeats itself time after time, with musical wheels after my last dime. Found a paying machine, it turned into a joke. Both sides have players who continually smoke. Players who slap, rub and cuss the machines, need to be hauled of by the U.S. Marines. Oh, did I mention when someone hits a jackpot, it always goes to a loudmouth, idiotic, crackpot! Truth be known, I’m hooked and I don’t know why. Should I just drop off my coins and never even try? One good spin clears memories of a hundred bad others. Losing money makes you hide in bed, deep under covers. Why I still do this I could never really say, I just save up money to go back every day. I guess I’ll shut my mouth and stop rambling, knew it would happen after my state legalized gambling

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 3/16/2014 11:45:00 AM
Hi John. :) It was nice to see your poem featured in the poetry soups, home page this past week. Enjoy the coming week. Always & Forever *LINDA
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Date: 3/15/2014 9:41:00 AM
Brilliant write.Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, john
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Date: 3/11/2014 10:21:00 AM
John, CONGRATULATIONS, on having your poem featured on the soup's home page. I'm always enjoying The Soups top picks of the week. Take Care ~SKAT~
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Date: 4/9/2010 5:54:00 AM
Well penned poem
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Date: 4/9/2010 5:45:00 AM
yep, a fools game, the casino's are in business to take your money, not give.
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