The door slams shut…
He crumples and weeps
Yells to the darkness but
Barely mumbles his speech ‘cause
The tongue was cut from his cheek.
He’s been there for a week and
He still refuses to eat.
There’s blood on the meat and
He’s not keen on the taste of his teeth.
Feces and vomit envelop the walls.
The cracks in the concrete resemble his skull.
He’s wishing the cell were padded
He’s had it.
All he hears are his fears screaming.
His tears are pleading.
But at least they’re not staining-
‘Cause his eardrums are bleeding
All over his pleats and…
…He hasn’t shown up for work all week!
“I want to play a game.”
High stakes, he’s aces high
His wife left ‘cause he left their life
On a bluffed bet!
But it’s not that simple, yet
‘Cause divorce isn’t intercourse…
…Their son is seein’ it!
And he’s feelin’ it, not pleasure but pain
His parents are foldin’
Over a fuckin’ Hold ‘Em game!
The door creeps open…
His wife gets dragged in, unconscious and
Bleeding profusely
Starvation has set in but
He’s filled with adrenalin-induced energy
A medical kit is quickly thrown to her side
Along with a flashlight
An axe?
And the will to keep her alive…
He scrambles and hacks but
The chain on his leg refuses to crack!
He hacks and he hacks but
Nothing will work!
His wife is starting to look
Like a cherry desert!
Breathing heavily he takes off his shirt
Wraps his leg up and prepares for the worst
He hacks and he screams!
The agony is obscene but
His poker face remains.
He chops through the tibia
Only the fibia’s left…
And it knows better then to call his bet.
Diamonds, Clubs, Spades, and Hearts
His rotting flesh combined
With the putrid scent
Of vomit breath but
In the silhouette of death
He scrambles for what he has left.
His nails grind as he crawls
The floor is too rough
But the best riches of all lie
Throughout the diamond bluffs!
He stretches a sore limb
With a whim and a groan
Grasps the first-aid kit
But wait!
It’s only holding a note!
He reads feverishly before
He furiously chucks it away
“IM SORRY!!” he screams
Through the gaps in his teeth…
.
.
.
And here the King and Queen lay
To the Joker’s dismay…
The day had come where
The two make a pair,
Defeating the aces-high.