Riddled Roulette

No matter how many special people in your life, there will always be that one who makes an impression. And for me it's usually the worst one.

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Let that barrel spin

while heat flushes my tender skin

beats pounding through my chest

where will it finally come to rest

this game of chance can't really end

without some regret in this decision.

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Choices, choices

Who to select from my rotation.

There's the half-hearted friend,

guileless and without suspicion.

And the least known player,

uninspired in his lack of volition.

And I can't forget the scorned drunk

brimming with useless tension.

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A few more to consider,

the mature young gentleman

who buys love with dinner.

The wine-stained former partner

climbing down the family ladder.

Finally, the real pathetic prize:

that damn boy who's on my mind.

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Even though I'm forced to rely

on this funny game to decide.

I know what I want to win,

one prize so cruel, so worthless,

he's not worth my act of demolition.

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I stop the barrel just in time

push down the thoughts 

and hope I haven't crossed a line.

I can't waste my solid options

when there's only one prize.

Author's Note

first attempt in a long time.

Reviews

[Glen Yumang Manese]

Interesting development...here...the usage of the repeating stanza and the way this unfolds for the reader gives the flow and visual all in one aspect...giving us just enough to get us by...until the very end of the entire conclusion...

[diaphanous]

Thank you!

[CosminDZS]

I love it, good use of repetition to show the passage of time. You really brought the characters alive in the midst of such a desperate act.

Don't let your first attempt be your last one,

keep it up.