Two Time Loser
John G. Young, M.D.
He wanted to win, or so it seemed.
High stakes he bid to be redeemed.
I wanted to win.
I had lost so much.
But win though he may,
he would stay and stay
till all was gone from his pocket.
I wanted to tell you.
Would you be in touch?
That was his way to leave in dismay
for what he sought was not what he got
and what he lost was not what he won.
I wanted you to see
what remained in me.
The game took its toll
but never fulfilled
the emptiness of his heart
or the longing of his soul.
Will I become whole,
or stay in the hole?