Halcyon

court of cards

oh, let's start a fresh game,
the suits make their callous claim.
shuffled by unseen hands,
an undying thirst that fate withstands.

the spades dug graves in velvet soil,
careless hearts played, fated to recoil.
clubs swing where words fail,
diamonds glitter where truths set sail.

the joker laughs when I fold,
a bent ace, a missing queen, I'm told.
cards scattered in the rain,
face cards fade beneath their pain.

luck is just another liar in disguise,
paper prophecies, whispered odds on the rise.
a blind draw turned to a regretful first flip,
a hidden ace snug in the dealer's grip.

card dust crowns the fallen queen,
the bent king wears his paper-ash sheen.
my deck has no royalty, only jokers
the game turns gamble under dimming ochres.

see how the cards have turned, my dear,
for they are true, and, they never lie in fear.

the queen and jack dance over a buried ace,
the king of spades weds the queen of hearts with grace.
a court of lies, twins of mirrored fates
look, look, dear, what illusions this deck creates.