Time

 Time

He gambled time at the blackjack table

Time and again he braved the odds

That always stacked against him

Yet he could not leave his gambling seat

Afraid he might never be allowed

To be admitted into the room that robbed 

The time and money of all who enter. 

Time he gambled and hours slipped by

As if there was no tomorrow 

For tomorrow never came

When today got stuck in time. 

In looking back he never thought

To bring his vision forward 

And the early promise of his youth

Vanished  on the cushy carpet

Of the dark casino floor.

Time like luck runs out

The Bank turns off the credit

When he needs it most 

And throws him on the street

Where he’s a total stranger 

For he’s not invested

In the people or the things that last.