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Nosnevets

On a warm summer's evening

On a train bound for nowhere

I met up with the gambler

We were both too tired to sleep

So we took turns a-starin'

Out the window at the darkness

The boredom overtook us

And he began to speak

He said, "Son, I've made a life

Out of readin' people's faces

Knowin' what the cards were

By the way they held their eyes

So if you don't mind my sayin'

I can see you're out of aces

For a taste of your whiskey

I'll give you some advice"

So I handed him my bottle

And he drank down my last swallow

Then he bummed a cigarette

And asked me for a light

And the night got deathly quiet

And his face lost all expression

Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy

You gotta learn to play it right

You've got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

And know when to run

You never count your money

When you're sittin' at the table

There'll be time enough for countin'

When the dealin's done

DonkHODL🗿🌽🦨 1y ago

Dealin’s never done.

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Nosnevets 1y ago

Every gambler knows

That the secret to survivin'

Is knowin' what to throw away

And knowin' what to keep

'Cause every hand's a winner

And every hand's a loser

And the best that you can hope for

Is to die in your sleep"

And when he'd finished speakin'

He turned back toward the window

Crushed out his cigarette

Faded off to sleep

And somewhere in the darkness

The gambler he broke even

But in his final words

I found an ace that I could keep

DonkHODL🗿🌽🦨 1y ago

Ok.. til your dead

Deleted Account 1y ago

You all enjoy your games online. I’ll remain happy alone in my forest. Fuck being in some game I never chose. Fuck being told you have to be **whatever** to participate.

Had enough Jackasses? Enough place me in labels I never asked for. It’s all bullshit anyway.

Get better hobbies. Hunting women for sport and betting on their reactions is lower than just paying an actual whore. Pay an actual whore. Quit trying to manipulate everything & exploit everything. It’s going to blow up in your face one day … not in the way you want.