Making up a story
And telling a story
Is two different things
Making up a dream
And telling a dream
Is two different things
Choose your words wisely,
There are times to play with words
There are times to tell the truth
Is this discrimination?
There are times to play the fool
There are times to be the fool
Is this unfair?
Play your cards right,
Telling a story
And living a story
Is two different things
Dreaming a dream
And hearing about the dream
Is two different things
Choose your movements wisely
have a wonderful week everyone
thank you
"if we play our cards right"
you give me everything
what girl could ask for more
if I play my cards right
my love will let you know
I cherish our moments alone
nothing could ever compare
if you play your cards right
such breaths will let me know
we whisper love made for two
tailored only for me and you
if we play our cards right
we will always journey as one
SkyWatcher
10-22-23
Three sheets in the wind
And rubbed the wrong way
By a fair weather friend
You must seize the day
Let your hair down
And lay down the law
Be the talk of the town
With your last hurrah
With all your high hopes
Few and far in between
Up against the ropes
Taking one for the team
Play your cards right
No guts no glory
Still High as a kite
The same old story
"What goes around comes around like a ferris wheel, you have to play your cards right to have the perfect poker face....and many wear it well, but there's a message behind this, they say kill them with kindness, but even karma itself couldn't define this, a one track mind has an unseen rewind sense, sit back unwind, what a beautiful mind, many will not comply, even a blind man couldn't see the way you find this, hurt people hurt people, and even the most righteous ain't perfect either, karma is a cathedral of the evil being illustrated on an easel to show you ignorance doesn't pay....not even with a Visa, so let your pictures be painted clear and not dainted by the naked ear, and try to be fearless instead of trying to face your fears!"
Why does it have?
To hurt so bad
When we all know
That in the end
We’re nothing but sad
Falling in love
You think you’d be happy
Like nothing else matters
We become all sappy
It starts out amazing
When it feels so real
But all that we’ve been handed
Is just such a shitty deal
Play your cards right
And you will see
Nothing will ever
Turn out right
Ladies you say, all the good guys have been taken
I am here to say, you're completely mistaken
A sensitive guy, let me introduce him
He is down to earth and his name is Tim
A sense of humor, a poet as well
Stay away from those guys, that treat you like hell
They say that good guys, always finish last
He'll keep going, when others are half mast
He'll open your doors, make you feel like a Queen
Others won't notice, But with him you'll be seen
So line up ladies, he could be your prize
His smile has sparkle, he has bedroom eyes
He wants forever, not just a one night stand
If you play your cards right, he'll ask for your hand
You can have honest, excitement as well
If you're the right woman, he'll succumb to love's spell
Dedicated to my friend Tim Smith, a true romantic.
Men are just boys
Someone has said
So, give them a treat
Then tuck them in bed
Give them a toy
When day is done
Sweet goodnight kiss
Let them have fun
Say a kind word
Set them aright
Payback will shine
All through the night
Do set the mood
With words of praise
Seductive look?
Your tool to daze!
Keep hands busy
Gadgets will do
They want to play
With those and you
Just let them feel
Much like a boss
Stroke their ego
When they get cross
Act “submissive”
Be in control
Get a firm grip
On heart and soul
Listen to me!
A man is a boy
With one diff’rence:
Price of the toy
Men get boo boos
Need tender care
Nurse and Mommy
Be always there
Give them sugar
They need a treat
Some good loving
So they stay sweet
Men are simple
This I can say
Play your cards right
Have it YOUR WAY! ;)
Eileen Manassian Ghali
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
If you’re really game
And you’re blind, deaf or lame
Then Disney’s the place you should go
To the head of the line
Each and every time
As long as your handicap shows
Do you want to go free?
You can for you see
Some people are willing to pay
For if they are with you
They too can pass through
And skip the long lines all the day
If you play your cards right
Then pay you they might
$200 per day is the rate
Just go on Craig’s List
I think you’ll get the gist
Not waiting in line is sure great
Disney knows of the scam
But there’d be a logjam
If they stopped and checked each person’s status
Like I said if you’re game
You’ll be glad that you came
And your Disney day just might be gratis
Uncle Mike
Down in the dark
where we live and we breathe.
in a place where most,
could never believe.
Through the smoke and the dust
by our blood and the rust.
Hear the clanging of steel
and in your chest you can feel.
the rumbling of the ground
with it's menacing sound
for where no one has been
is where our treasures be found.
We truck and we toil
we muck and we moil.
May our luck it be royal
and not leave us
stuck in the soil.
For the path that we walk
which leaves us unseen
tucked far away
down in some machine.
Isolated from all
and free at our most
but not free at all
for the shadow
is always close.
Stalking and waiting
for mistakes you'll be making.
It's grip near your neck
reaching for a wreck
But you must be better
and play your cards right.
If you're gonna forever
live where it's night
and on the top of your head
is your one light
and your only chance,
to win this fight
So when the blast sounds off
and you can't chase that cough
when it's strange to see no dirt under your nails
and you no longer care,
for telling tales
Get yourself some sleep,
you'll be up with the sun.
Cause tomorrow.
There's much more work to be done.
Nothing can be solved,
When you dwell in the past.
To pull up the boulders,
Where dark feelings amass.
Square shoulders, look forward,
Gaze at the light.
Look into the future,
And sit in tonight.
Clasp hands,
With warm comfort that today brings.
Glide gaily to tomorrow,
On the these happy wings.
Hold on to your dreams,
For they are the light.
Your dreams are tomorrow,
If you play your cards right.
So lets sit in tonight,
Clasp hands with delight,
and know in your hand,
The cards are just right.
If it was meant to be then it'll be.
If i was meant for u and u were meant for me.
I love u and u love me.
So are we meant to be?
Not exactly.Love doesnt work that way,
just play your cards right and know exactly what u like about me.
I like everything about u and that's a good thing.
We 've got lots in common adn that makes a relationship strong.
That's why this will last long.
So do u think it can work? Do u think it could be?
I think so. I think we were meant to be.
one chance in this world is all that you get so make the best of it
cause lifes a gamble so play your cards right make your future bright
learn to give, love, and care but be careful if you take a dare
and if you get caught up in the stress of today make tomorrow a better day
just take a deep breath and count to ten and you'll feel better again
only you can take control of what life has in hold
so hold your head up high all you can do is try
cause lifes too short to let it pass by.
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