Just Another Lost Star

Nov 9, 2017 12.33 am " Forget the pain. Remember the lesson. " Every time I close my eyes, I see you - knelt down, hands folded, head bowed. The only sound you could hear in the dead silence of the night is that of the rain tapping on the pavement. No other soul in sight. I made sure of that. Your face is pale, your eyes are hollow. You look cold. I can't tell if it is my presence, or the midnight breeze that's causing you to shiver. I don't see remorse in your eyes - but I'm well past the stage where I expected to see that. And I no longer care. And as I see you go down on your knee, I know that a part of you will never forget this moment. And that realization, my friend, is my retribution. " You will never understand the damage you did to someone until the same is done to you. That's why I'm here -- Karma "

He said, "Son, I've made a life Out of readin' people's faces Knowin' what the cards were By the way they held their eyes So if you don't mind me sayin' I can see you're out of aces For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice" So I handed him my bottle And he drank down my last swallow Then he bummed a cigarette And asked me for a light And the night got deathly quiet And his faced lost all expression He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy You gotta learn to play it right You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done Every gambler knows That the secret to survivin' Is knowin' what to throw away And knowin' what to keep 'Cause every hand's a winner And every hand'...

My red flag radar has evolved to become a very sensitive instrument - it registers noise as signal. This is going to blow up in my face one day. I was wrong to assume that I would get out of it unscathed.