The Stakes

losing at some game produces very little shame no one else to blame pride quite easy to reclaim nothing ventured nothing gained big or little stakes wagers may keep minds awake or make weak souls shake don't bet what shouldn't be lost keep in mind that final cost losing in a war involves relatively more lost for evermore may be people you adore wagered in deadly gore bet all of one's mind on what remains undefined life a non-stop grind of intensely out of line dancing with wild emotion keep the odds in scope know when it's time to say nope don’t ante last hope when on that slippery slope full of angles and false tropes