Life’s Gamble

SANJAY BHATT

Life is not a game, yet I placed my bet,  
A reckless player in a world unmet.  
With every move, I bought profanity,  
A heavy price for fragile vanity.

How can I speak the secrets of my heart?  
To whom can I reveal this aching part?  
No words will form, they choke and die,  
In silence, I let my spirit cry.

So I drink deep, my tears, my blood,  
A bitter elixir, a painful flood.  
Alone I bear this heavy toll,  
A silent storm within my soul.

Yet still, I stand, no winner's crown,  
For life’s a gamble where all are bound.  
With every breath, I place my bet,  
In hopes that someday, I’ll forget.