I’ve tried all my life very hard
not to cheat it wasn’t easy I
wasn’t entirely successful
and here comes this child
angelic charm and cunning smile
his hand on a discarded
card he needs asking could I
just not constantly watch him
and I imagine his ha-ha-ha
triumph as he wins with the card
and I want to ask someone
anyone what is the point
of being alive
Beate Sigriddaughter lives and writes in North Vancouver, Canada. Three times a Pushcart Prize nominee for her own writing, she has also established the Glass Woman Prize to honor passionate women’s voices. Currently she is working on a novel called Tango.
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