What shows
how little
we know?
What can be is
oft far less than
what we expect.
What is now
has never been
what it was.
07/25/2024 j.g.l.
is a lottery ticket.
Chances slim, odds even
more unlikely, yet we pay.
We play,
we hope, like last week or
the week before.
Tomorrow, again,
is yet another chance;
a ticket purchased
speculative happenstance.
Always aiming for a win,
we gamble with our time
like it is a sin.
Dollars spent
defy common sense, as
we try again, and have
many years hence.
You cannot
predict when your
numbers are up,
guesswork or repetition
not nearly enough.
Still, we think,
in time, luck will step in,
but it is only the hope
that lives within.
06/11/2024 j.g.l.