Let's put our cards on the table, <br />You tell me just how you feel, <br />Deal with me very carefully, <br />And know that this is for real. <br /> <br />Don't shuffle with agitation, <br />This has cut me to the core, <br />You just don't know how it's hurting, <br />You said you'd pack it in. You swore, <br />That you would end this affair with her, <br />But I don't believe you will, <br />It's a pretty rummy kind of thing. <br />We can't bridge the gap, and the chill <br />Is setting in, and so it's time now <br />To decide just what to do, <br />Because I'm not going to carry on <br />Putting up with a guy like you. <br /> <br />They say that life's a gamble, <br />I know this to be true, <br />But I've totally lost my patience, <br />So I'm telling you we're through. <br /> <br />No need to frown, when the chips are down, <br />You know the score, now there's the door! <br /> <br />© Ernestine Northover<br /><br />Ernestine Northover<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-the-chips-are-down/
