The Joy And Pains Of Gambling Poem by Rose Marie Juan-austin
The Joy And Pains Of Gambling
I am old and alone
Rich and yet lonely
Nothing to do
Except to wait my time
To meet His Divine.
I looked for diversion
And I found you just in time
I wonder why
So many people flocked to you
Was it for amusement or fortune
I don't know.
Like a magnet
I was drawn to you
You entered my life
And I was sucked
Into my own world of fun.
You bring extreme joy
To the heart of my very being
When I am with you
I have a fountain of youth
So relaxed
Yet so giddy.
I am always excited
To be in your corner
Like a teen age boy
Going on his first date.
Whenever I enter your house
It amazes me
And everything fades from view
But only you.
We played with sheer eagerness
Under your roof
Illuminated with fancy stars
Then I heard a roar
Or was it a thunder
That came out of nowhere.
My head
Suddenly spin
With the million of spins
I have ever seen.
People came like paparazzi
My world seemed to cease
But I seized it
In just a blink of an eye
My fortune increased
To thousandfold.
I tasted the beginner's luck
And I played with you
More, more and more
I became greedy as hell.
I stayed with you at daytime
Noontime and nighttime
The fortune
That I got in an instant
Is all gone.
I visited you four days a week
Other days were spent solely in my bed
Too hard to get up on my butt
Except when there are perks
That can lure me up.
I love the action to death
But because of exhaustion
It is no longer relaxation
It ends up to sleep deprivation.
But whatever I do
I can't get you out of my mind
I never stopped wanting you
Whenever I lose my bankroll
I will put more to make it roll.
I embarked all my fortune in you
I played and put at one fell swoop
Hoping I could amass
All the wealth on earth.
But in one heartbeat
I was doomed
To the status of a bankrupt man
Lonely and destitute
Citizen of my Motherland.
Copyright 2017, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved
Head suddenly spins with amazing perception. You have very brilliantly presented this poem This is thought provoking also. Bringing extreme joy to heart is very nice.....10
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Old and alone! ! But life goes on. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Whenever I enter yr house------but only with u.A significant feeling.
A conditioned player never knows when to stop. Sophisticated psychological traps bait the unaware. A great write.
I tasted the beginner's luck And I played with you More, more and more I became greedy as....i was doomed...........you have wonderfully portrayed the joys and doom of Gambling. so many young ones should read this. even elderly spend away all their pension money on such automats.. thank u dear poetess. tony
Being Inspired by a friend of your aunt you have painted a lovely poem ' The Joy And Pains Of Gambling '.it is a nice on sadness.The last stanza is so impressive. Gambling addiction must be kept away.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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‘The Joy and Pains of Gambling’ is a pragmatic write! I quote, “I love the action to death/But because of exhaustion/It is no longer relaxation/It ends up to sleep deprivation”. Thanks rose for sharing!
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