I showed my hand too fast
aces three of a kind
but I went blind
when you dazzled me with all four sevens.
You smiled like a crocodile
all teeth and predatory leering
and I'm fearing
that I'm not going to get away fast enough from you.
Not a shark
just a lucky hand
understand
that this means nothing in the circle of life.
Not a rebirth, not a death,
Not an arrow in my heart,
just start
to back away slowly now, because I'm on to you.
So don't thrill me with a collection of low numbers
I can count
and you still don't add up
Just shut up and leave me alone.