The Hand We're Dealt

We all must play the hand we’re dealt
And many folks’ve surely felt
That most unfairly they’ve been whacked
By cards that somehow have been stacked.

Still, there are those that rise above
And focus on the things they love,
While others flounder first, then sink.
(There must be more of those, I think.)

Yet as the game of life plays out,
The future always filled with doubt,
Some winners lose and losers win,
For that’s the way it’s always been.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Wolf Avatar
November 26, 2023 at 6:50 PM
What do you do when you get four thumbs and pinky though? What a hand! :) gw
Cunningham Avatar
November 26, 2023 at 1:01 AM
I just hope I'm not dealt black aces and eights lol. Tom
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