Gambler

gambler
           racking up debts.
        a fool and his money
oftentimes parting ways. he has...
a carefree flirtation with disaster.
    he's a slave to his addiction.
        forges ahead, despite...
              interventions. 
              a compulsive 
                 gambler




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Date written: 02/09/2022
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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