Loaded Dice

The savage in man is never quite eradicated. - Thoreau

"Mine's bigger than your's."

Mouths mumbled from the sides of slack-jaws as their slick, cold war endured.

Whispering sweet-nothings.

Never bothering to call.

Fingers hovering over red buttons and mouths trash-talking.

Bullshit strutting a thin line and moon-walking.

Crossing into each others no-fly zone in a crude game of hopscotch.

Hoping that the shell-game doesn't get botched.

They weren't children but they acted like them.

Engaged in pointless, schoolyard-bully, mayhem.

Now shake hands and play nice.

Stare forever and blink twice.

As you each roll like ...

... loaded dice ...

Author's Note

"What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party." - Thoreau