Cards

Deal them.

See where they land.

I'm not a gambler -

I like to play safe.

I don't have a dishonest bone in my body

But I do have a tell.

Watch.

See if you can see it

As you shuffle the deck of deceit

And flush out my feelings

So you can play your best hand.

I thought we were a pair

But as we've built this life together

I know that it can topple

And scatter

And that picking those blank regal faces from the floor

Will not get us straight again.

That mine will be the only hand reaching.

Their uncaring expressions are a reflection

Of the nature of your heart.