Winners From The Very Beginning Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

They were all dealt from the same deck.
And played their cards,
Accordingly.
Doing those things they believed were correct.
And whispering over their shoulders,
How they would win over others.

None of the players suspected,
They were being played and used.
None of the players suspected,
They were being used and abused.

And thoese they 'assumed'
Had losing hands.
Because they seemed to have lives,
Bombarded with obstacles.
Actually were the winners from the very beginning,
Because they were the ones...
The dealer had chose.