Dreams of Elijah
John Clare Stokes
Elijah desperately wants a girlfriend
No one will have him
Too set in his ways
No sign of easy to love money
Mostly he plays gin rummy
Tries to get a run from the same suit
He lets them win
It keeps them sitting longer
Eventually the game ends
Elijah bends over the black walker
Raspy voice barely discernible
He once had a girl
But it came to an end
When she revealed her matching pair
He keeps the photograph
As a reminder
Never to play cards again
With Queens wild.
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