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Bite Me, Lady Luck


   Doggone it, I used to make a killin' at casinos,
          R o l l i n g sevens; killing em' all softly 
  The way The Rolling Stones kill it on the stage.
 Brimming with confidence, I made my way back, 

      But my Tumblin Dice came up snake eyes.
   "Angie," my so-called "Lady Luck" betrays me.
          Whenever I peek through a window of 
   Golden opportunity, you bet she'll Paint It Black.

     She frowns at me, and loves to remind me,
"You Can't Always Get What You Want."
     She coldly snatches glory  Under My Thumb.
        She tells me my chances of recapturing

My lost mojo are as good as riding Wild Horses.
         Across the open Appalachian badlands,
           Or picking up Honky Tonk Women at
My local Ruby Tuesday restaurant. Gee, thanks!


Copyright © Edward Ibeh

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