Double Down

The first of 7 short poems to be written this week.

Double Down

All I know
Is that this is a matter
Of double down or nothing
And I have gone all in twice
And lost.

Sometimes,
Your best instinct
Is still a losing gamble
Like wearing a spring coat
On a hopeful day in March

And I know
That wanting you
Is like asking Montreal's January clouds
To shower me in Hawaii sunshine
And I've shown you all my cards
Laid my palms open faced
On the long shot

Sometimes
The biggest risks are the easiest ones to take
All I know,
Is that you and I
Are a matter of double down
Or nothing and today,
I'm all in.